Ayacucho Municipality, Táchira

The Ayacucho Municipality is one of the 29 municipalities that makes up the western Venezuelan state of Táchira and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 60,454.[1] The town of Colón is the municipal seat of the Ayacucho Municipality.[2]

Ayacucho Municipality

Municipio Ayacucho
Municipality
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Location in Táchira
Ayacucho Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°04′53″N 72°14′48″W
Country Venezuela
StateTáchira
Municipal seatSan Juan de Colón
Government
 • MayorGabino Paz Guerrero (COPEI)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total60,454
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0277

Demographics

The Ayacucho Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 60,454 (up from 50,992 in 2000). This amounts to 5.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 119.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (308.8/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Ayacucho Municipality is Gabino Paz Guerrero, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 47% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ayacucho, Rivas Berti, San Pedro del Río.[2]

References
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2008-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Alcalde de Municipio: AYACUCHO". www.cne.gob.ve.
  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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