The Jiménez Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 97,524.[1] The town of Quíbor is the shire town of the Jiménez Municipality.[2]
Jiménez Municipality
Municipio Jiménez | |
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Coordinates: 9°55′53″N 69°36′26″W / 9.9314°N 69.6072°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Lara |
Municipal seat | Quíbor |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jose Martin (MUP) |
Area | |
• Total | 848.4 km2 (327.6 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 110,536 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0253 |
Website | Official website |
Demographics
editThe Jiménez Municipality, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 100,997 (up from 97,524 in 2007). This amounts to 5.6% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 126.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (328.9/sq mi).[4]
Government
editThe mayor of the Jiménez Municipality is Luis Alberto Plaza Paz, elected on October 31, 2004, with 73% of the vote.[5] He replaced Manuel Diaz shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into eight parishes; Juan Bautista Rodríguez, Cuara, Diego de Lozada, Paraíso de San José, San Miguel, Tintorero, José Bernardo Dorante, and Coronel.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Censos de población y vivienda". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/11/alcaldedis=0&edo=11&mun=3&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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External links
edit- jimenez-lara.gob.ve (in Spanish)