Tovar Municipality, Mérida

Tovar Municipality
Municipio Tovar
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Tovar Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°19′41″N 71°45′33″W / 8.327933°N 71.759282°W / 8.327933; -71.759282Coordinates: 8°19′41″N 71°45′33″W / 8.327933°N 71.759282°W / 8.327933; -71.759282
Country  Venezuela
State Mérida
Municipal seat Tovar
Government
  Mayor Yvan Pulitti (PSUV)
Area
  Total 184 km2 (71 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total 41,867
  Density 230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0275

Tovar Municipality is a municipality in Mérida State, Venezuela. The population of Tovar measured by the 2013 census was 41,867.[1] It is the birthplace of Major League Baseball player, Johan Santana.[2]

People native to Tovar are referred to as Tovareños. There is a recent movement to preserve some vintage photos of the town and its people.[3]

References

  1. "Estado Merida : Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Poblacion y Vivienda (Merida State : First Results XIII General Census of Population and Housing". Instituto Nacional de Estadistica. November 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. Friedman, Ian C. (2007). Latino Athletes. New York: Facts on File. p. 216. ISBN 9780816063840. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  3. http://tovarmemoriacolectiva.blogspot.com/
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