Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality
Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality
Municipio Antonio Pinto Salinas | |
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Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
Coordinates: 8°24′33″N 71°39′05″W / 8.4092°N 71.6515°WCoordinates: 8°24′33″N 71°39′05″W / 8.4092°N 71.6515°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Mérida |
Municipal seat | Santa Cruz de Mora |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jesús Alexis Rodríguez (MVR) |
Area | |
• Total | 348 km2 (134 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 26,073 |
• Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0275 |
Website | Official website |
The Antonio Pinto Salinas 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 26,073.[1] The town of Santa Cruz de Mora is the shire town of the Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality.[2]
Demographics[]
The Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 26,073 (up from 23,905 in 2000). This amounts to 3.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 74.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (194/sq mi).[4]
Government[]
The mayor of the Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality is Jesús Alexis Rodríguez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 55% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Antonio Pinto Salinas, Mesa Bolívar, and Mesa de Las Palmas.[2]
References[]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/12/alcaldedis=0&edo=12&mun=11&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Municipalities of Mérida (state)
- Venezuela geography stubs