Arismendi Municipality, Barinas

The Arismendi Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 23,727. [1] The town of Arismendi is the municipal seat of the Arismendi Municipality.[2]

Arismendi Municipality

Municipio Arismendi
Municipality
Location in Barinas
Arismendi Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°28′33″N 68°22′08″W
Country Venezuela
StateBarinas
Municipal seatArismendi[*]
Government
 • MayorRamón Frías (MVR)
Area
 • Total7,209 km2 (2,783 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total23,727
 • Density3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0273
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Arismendi Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 20,305 (up from 18,941 in 2000). This amounts to 2.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Arismendi Municipality is Ramón Frías, elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.[5] He replaced Noheli Abreu shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Arismendi, Guadarrama, La Unión, and San Antonio.[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. http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip%5B%5D
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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