Palavecino Municipality

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Palavecino Municipality
Municipio Palavecino
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Location in Lara
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Palavecino Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°59′00″N69°13′48″W / 9.9833°N 69.23°W / 9.9833; -69.23
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
State Lara
Municipal seat Cabudare
Government
   Mayor Aura Contreras de Rivero (MVR)
Area
  Total
295.5 km2 (114.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
174,099
  Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
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 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 174,099. [1] The town of Cabudare is the shire town of the Palavecino Municipality. [2]

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Demographics

The Palavecino Municipality, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 174,099 (up from 155,653 in 2007). This amounts to 9.8% 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 Mirla Vires, elected in 2017 with 64.85% of the vote and 59.23% abstention. [5] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Cabudare, José Gregorio Bastidas, and Agua Viva . [2]

See also

References

  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls [ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip [ permanent dead link ]
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [ permanent dead link ]
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Alcalde de Municipio - Palavecino". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29.