Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality

The Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 26,073.[1] The town of Santa Cruz de Mora is the shire town of the Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality.[2]

Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality
Municipio Antonio Pinto Salinas
Flag of Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality
Official seal of Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality
Location in Mérida
Location in Mérida
Map showing the location of Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality within Venezuela
Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°24′33″N 71°39′05″W / 8.4092°N 71.6514°W / 8.4092; -71.6514
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Municipal seatSanta Cruz de Mora
Government
 • MayorJesús Alexis Rodríguez (MVR)
Area
 • Total348 km2 (134 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total26,073
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0275
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

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Santa Cruz de Mora.

The Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 26,073 (up from 23,905 in 2000). This amounts to 3.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 74.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (194/sq mi).[4]

Government

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The mayor of the Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality is Jesús Alexis Rodríguez, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 55% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Antonio Pinto Salinas, Mesa Bolívar, and Mesa de Las Palmas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Poblacion ine.gob.ve [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b Merida ine.gob.ve [permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Poblacion ine.gob.ve [permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Poblacion ine.gob.ve [permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Alcalde de Municipio 1625". gob.ve. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)