Urdaneta Municipality
Municipio Urdaneta | |
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Urdaneta Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
Coordinates: 10°34′42″N 69°32′12″W / 10.5782733°N 69.5365919°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Lara |
Municipal seat | Siquisique[*] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luis Gonzaga Ladino (MVR) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,648.0 km2 (1,408.5 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 63,213 |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0253 |
Website | Official website |
Urdaneta is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that make 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 63,213.[1] The town of Siquisique is the municipal seat of the Urdaneta Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Urdaneta Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Rafael Urdaneta.
Demographics
The Urdaneta Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 61,381 (up from 56,063 in 2000). This amounts to 3.5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 14.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.5/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Urdaneta Municipality is Luis Gonzaga Ladino, elected on October 31, 2004, with 64% of the vote.[5] He replaced Willians Ereu shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Siquisique, Moroturo, San Miguel, and Xaguas.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip
- ↑ "Censos de población y vivienda".
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/11/alcaldedis=0&edo=11&mun=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
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External links
- urdaneta-lara.gob.ve (in Spanish)