Lima Blanco Municipality
Municipio Lima Blanco
Flag of Lima Blanco Municipality
Official seal of Lima Blanco Municipality
Location in Cojedes
Location in Cojedes
Map showing the location of Lima Blanco Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Lima Blanco Municipality within Venezuela
Lima Blanco Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°49′34″N 68°26′20″W / 9.82602°N 68.43899°W / 9.82602; -68.43899
Country Venezuela
StateCojedes
Government
  MayorJosé Orangel Sánchez Fernández (MVR)
Area
  Total127 km2 (49 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total9,454
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0258
WebsiteOfficial website

The Lima Blanco Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 9,454.[1] The town of Macapo is the shire town of the Lima Blanco Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Lima Blanco Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, had a population of 9,161 (up from 7,965 in 2000). This amounted to 3.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 72.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (186.8/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Lima Blanco Municipality is José Orangel Sánchez Fernández, elected on October 31, 2004, with 36% of the vote.[5] He replaced Moraima Machado shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Macapo and La Aguadita (previous to December 30, 1994, the Lima Blanco Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]

References

  1. "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=8&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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