Palavecino Municipality

Palavecino
Municipality
Municipio Palavecino

Location in Lara
Country  Venezuela
State Lara
Shiretown Cabudare
Government
  Mayor Aura Contreras de Rivero (MVR)
Area
  Total 440 km2 (170 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 155,653
  Density 350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0251
Website Official website

The Palavecino Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 155,653.[1] The town of Cabudare is the shire town of the Palavecino Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Palavecino Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 155,653 (up from 137,294 in 2000). This amounts to 8.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 353.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (916.2/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Palavecino Municipality is Aura Contreras de Rivero, elected on October 31, 2004 with 32% of the vote.[5] She replaced Diego Antonio Rivero shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Cabudare, José Gregorio Bastidas, and Agua Viva .[2]

See also

References

Coordinates: 10°01′59″N 69°15′48″W / 10.0331°N 69.2633°W / 10.0331; -69.2633


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/27/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.