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Bolívar Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 47,878.[1] The town of Barinitas is the shire town of the Bolívar Municipality.[2]
Bolívar Municipality
Municipio Bolívar | |
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 Flag .jpg) Seal | |
 Location in Barinas | |
.svg)  Bolívar Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°47′39″N 70°30′32″W / 8.7942°N 70.5089°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Barinas |
| Municipal seat | Barinitas[*] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iván Dario Maldonado (MVR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,135.2 km2 (438.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 47,878 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0273 |
Name
editThe municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.
Demographics
editThe Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,878 (up from 40,863 in 2000). This amounts to 6.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 45.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (118/sq mi).[4]
Government
editThe mayor of the Bolívar Municipality is Iván Dario Maldonado, elected on October 31, 2004, with 49% of the vote.[5] He replaced Alberto Melean shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barinitas, Altamira, and Calderas.[2]
References
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External links
edit- "Alcaldías Digitales". February 19, 2008. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008.
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