Urdaneta Municipality, Lara

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Urdaneta Municipality
Municipio Urdaneta
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Urdaneta Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°34′42″N69°32′12″W / 10.5782733°N 69.5365919°W / 10.5782733; -69.5365919
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
State Lara
Municipal seat Siquisique [*]
Government
 •  Mayor Luis Gonzaga Ladino (MVR)
Area
 • Total3,648.0 km2 (1,408.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total63,213
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s) 0253
Website Official website
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Urdaneta is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that make 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 63,213. The town of Siquisique is the municipal seat of the Urdaneta Municipality. The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Urdaneta Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Rafael Urdaneta.

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Demographics

The Urdaneta Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 61,381 (up from 56,063 in 2000). This amounts to 3.5% of the state's population. [1] The municipality's population density is 14.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.5/sq mi).

Government

The mayor of the Urdaneta Municipality is Luis Gonzaga Ladino, elected on October 31, 2004, with 64% of the vote. [2] He replaced Willians Ereu shortly after the elections. [3] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Siquisique, Moroturo, San Miguel, and Xaguas.

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References

  1. ↑ "Censos de población y vivienda". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  2. ↑ "Alcalde de Municipio".
  3. ↑ "ELECCIONES 30 DE JULIO DE 2000 - DIRECTORIO DE ALCALDES ELECTOS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-16.


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