Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality

The Caracciolo Parra Olmedo 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 28,055.[1] The town of Tucaní is the shire town of the Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality.[2]

Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality

Municipio Caracciolo Parra Olmedo
Seal
Location in Mérida
Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°58′01″N 71°16′23″W
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Government
  MayorYaritza Giorgina Romero de Camacho (MVR)
Area
  Total689 km2 (266 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total28,055
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0275
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 28,055 (up from 23,220 in 2000). This amounts to 3.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 40.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (105/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality is Yaritza Giorgina Romero de Camacho, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 50% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Caracciolo Parra Olmedo and Florencio Ramírez.[2]

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