Bolívar Municipality, Barinas
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Bolívar Municipality
Municipio Bolívar | |
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![]() Location in Barinas | |
![]() ![]() Bolívar Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
Coordinates: 8°45′36″N 70°24′52″W / 8.75988°N 70.41447°WCoordinates: 8°45′36″N 70°24′52″W / 8.75988°N 70.41447°W | |
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State | Barinas |
Municipal seat | Barinitas[*] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Iván Dario Maldonado (MVR) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,047 km2 (404 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 47,878 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0273 |
Bolívar Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 47,878.[1] The town of is the shire town of the Bolívar Municipality.[2]
Name[]
The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.
Demographics[]
The Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,878 (up from 40,863 in 2000). This amounts to 6.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 45.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (118/sq mi).[4]
Government[]
The mayor of the Bolívar Municipality is Iván Dario Maldonado, elected on October 31, 2004, with 49% of the vote.[5] He replaced Alberto Melean shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barinitas, Altamira, and Calderas.[2]
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "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[]
- . February 19, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080219011428/http://bolivar-barinas.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Missing or empty
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