Cardenal Quintero Municipality
Municipio Cardenal Quintero
Municipality
Flag of Cardenal Quintero Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Cardenal Quintero Municipality
Seal
Location in Mérida
Location in Mérida
Map showing the location of Cardenal Quintero Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Cardenal Quintero Municipality within Venezuela
Cardenal Quintero Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°51′42″N 70°41′34″W / 8.86158°N 70.69282°W / 8.86158; -70.69282
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Municipal seatSanto Domingo, Mérida, Venezuela
Government
 • MayorPedro Segundo Rivas Moreno (MVR)
Area
 • Total350 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total9,546
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0274
WebsiteOfficial website

The Cardenal Quintero 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 9,546.[1] The town of Santo Domingo is the administrative centre of the Cardenal Quintero Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Cardenal Quintero Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 9,546 (up from 8,049 in 2000). This amounts to 1.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 27.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (71/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Cardenal Quintero Municipality is Pedro Segundo Rivas Moreno, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 89% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Cardenal Quintero and Las Piedras.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/12/alcaldedis=0&edo=12&mun=14&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  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)


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