Aricagua Municipality

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 Aricagua is the shire town of the Aricagua Municipality.[2]

Aricagua Municipality

Municipio Aricagua
Seal
Location in Mérida
Aricagua Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°13′33″N 71°08′40″W
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Government
  MayorNelson Jesus Márquez Rojas (AD)
Area
  Total790 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total4,564
  Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0274
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

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