Libertador Municipality, Carabobo

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Libertador Municipality
Municipio Libertador
Municipality
Flag of Libertador Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Libertador Municipality
Seal
Location in Carabobo
Location in Carabobo
Map showing the location of Libertador Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Libertador Municipality within Venezuela
Libertador Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°05′20″N 68°05′32″W / 10.0889°N 68.0922°W / 10.0889; -68.0922Coordinates: 10°05′20″N 68°05′32″W / 10.0889°N 68.0922°W / 10.0889; -68.0922
Country Venezuela
StateCarabobo
Municipal seatTocuyito
Government
 • MayorCarmen Alvarez (PSUV)
Area
 • Total457 km2 (176 sq mi)
Elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total166,166
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0241
WebsiteOfficial website
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The Libertador Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up Carabobo State of Venezuela and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 166,166.[1] The town of Tocuyito is the shire town of the Libertador Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Libertador Municipality", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

Demographics[]

The Libertador Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 175,255 (up from 149,721 in 2000). This amounts to 7.9% of the state's population[3] The municipality's population density is 314.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (813.5/sq mi).[4]

Government[]

The mayor of the Libertador Municipality is Carmen Alvarez, elected on November 23, 2008, with 49% of the vote[5] She replaced Argenis Isaias Loreto Puerta shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Tocuyito and Independencia.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/divulgacion_regionales_2008/index.php?e=07&m=00&p=00&c=00&t=00&ca=00&v=02


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