Aricagua Municipality
Aricagua Municipality
Municipio Aricagua | |
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Aricagua Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
Coordinates: 8°13′33″N 71°08′40″W / 8.225698°N 71.144577°WCoordinates: 8°13′33″N 71°08′40″W / 8.225698°N 71.144577°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Mérida |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas (AD) |
Area | |
• Total | 790 km2 (310 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 4,564 |
• Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0274 |
Website | Official website |
The Aricagua Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality had a population of 4,564.[1] The town of is the shire town of the Aricagua Municipality.[2]
Demographics[]
The Aricagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, had a population of 4,564 (up from 4,514 in 2000). This amounted to 0.5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi).[4]
Government[]
The mayor of the Aricagua Municipality is Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 59% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Aricagua and San Antonio.[2]
References[]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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=22&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[]
- [permanent dead link] aricagua-merida.gob.ve[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
- Municipalities of Mérida (state)
- Venezuela geography stubs