Andrés Bello Municipality, Mérida

The Andrés Bello 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 14,029.[1] The town of La Azulita is the shire town of the Andrés Bello Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Andrés Bello Municipality", in honour of the writer Andrés Bello.

Andrés Bello Municipality

Municipio Andrés Bello
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Location in Mérida
Andrés Bello Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°42′52″N 71°26′42″W
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Municipal seatLa Azulita[*]
Government
  MayorRamón Augusto Lobo Moreno (MVR)
Area
  Total398 km2 (154 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total14,029
  Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0274
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Andrés Bello Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 14,029 (up from 11,962 in 2000). This amounts to 1.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 35.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (91/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Andrés Bello Municipality is Ramón Augusto Lobo Moreno, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 81% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into one Parish (Capital Andrés Bello).[2]

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