Urdaneta Municipality, Aragua

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Urdaneta Municipality
Municipio Urdaneta
Municipality
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Location in Aragua
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Urdaneta Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°32′13″N66°43′37″W / 9.5369°N 66.7269°W / 9.5369; -66.7269
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
State Aragua
Government
 •  Mayor Sotero González (COPEI)
Area
 • Total2,035.3 km2 (785.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total21,271
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s) 0246
Website Official website
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Urdaneta is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 21,271. [1] The town of Barbacoas is the shire town of the Urdaneta Municipality.[ citation needed ]

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Name

The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Urdaneta Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Rafael Urdaneta.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

The Urdaneta Municipality, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 21,271 (up from 18,734 in 2001). The municipality's population density is 10.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.2/sq mi). [2]

Government

The mayor of the Urdaneta Municipality is Sotero González, re-elected in 2021, with 49.41% of the vote, after the previous mayor Antonio Lugo deceased. [3] [4] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Capital Urdaneta, Las Peñitas, San Francisco de Cara, and Taguay. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Venezuela: administrative units, extended". geohive.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10.
  2. ↑ "Urdaneta (Municipality in Aragua)" . Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Consejo Nacional Electoral" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  4. ↑ "Alcalde de Urdaneta falleció tras sufrir un infarto (Mayor of Urdaneta died after suffering a heart attack)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  5. ↑ "Municipio Urdaneta (Aragua)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-25.


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