Barinas Municipality
Municipio Barinas
Municipality
Flag of Barinas Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Barinas Municipality
Seal
Location in Barinas
Location in Barinas
Map showing the location of Barinas Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Barinas Municipality within Venezuela
Barinas Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°15′57″N 70°02′31″W / 8.2658564°N 70.041963°W / 8.2658564; -70.041963
Country Venezuela
StateBarinas
Municipal seatBarinas
Government
 • MayorAdán Chavez (MVR)
Area
 • Total3,407.0 km2 (1,315.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total358,851
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0273
WebsiteOfficial website

The Barinas Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Barinas.[1] The town of Barinas is the shire town of the Barinas Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Barinas Municipality, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 358,851.[3] The municipality's population density is 96.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (250/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Barinas Municipality is Julio César Reyes, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 90% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into 14 parishes; Barinas, Alfredo Arvelo Larriva, San Silvestre, Santa Inés, Santa Lucía, Torunos, El Carmen, Rómulo Betancourt, Corazón de Jesús, Ramón Ignacio Méndez, Alto Barinas, Manuel Palacio Fajardo, Juan Antonio Rodríguez Domínguez, and Dominga Ortiz de Páez.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=2&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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