Campo Elías Municipality

The Campo Elías 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 100,192.[1] The town of Ejido is the shire town of the Campo Elías Municipality.[2]

Campo Elías Municipality

Municipio Campo Elías
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Location in Mérida
Campo Elías Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°19′59″N 71°24′00″W
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Municipal seatEjido
Government
  MayorJesús Antonio Abreu Uzcátegui (MVR)
Area
  Total609 km2 (235 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total100,192
  Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0274
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Campo Elías Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 100,192 (up from 84,476 in 2000). This amounts to 11.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 164.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (426/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Campo Elías Municipality is Jesús Antonio Abreu Uzcátegui, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Fernández Peña, Matriz, Montalbán, Acequias, Jají, La Mesa, and San José del Sur.[2]

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