Valera Municipality

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Valera

Municipio Valera
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Location of Valera Municipality within the state of Trujillo
Country Venezuela
State Trujillo
Government
  MayorHiroshima Vásquez (PSUV)
Area
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  Total240 km2 (90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total250,000
  Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Valerano
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Website www.municipiovalera.gov.ve

Valera is one of the twenty municipalities in the Venezuelan state of Trujillo. [2] Its capital is the city of Valera. In the 2011 census, its population was 250,000. [1] It has an area of 240 km2 (93 sq mi), giving it a population density of 567.2 inhabitants per km².

The municipality contains six parishes, Juan Ignacio Montilla, La Beatriz, La Puerta, Mendoza del Valle del Momboy, Mercedes Díaz and San Luis.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Results by federal entity and state municipalities: Trujillo" (PDF). National census of population and housing 2011. National Institute of Statistics (Venezuela) . Retrieved December 13, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Territorial Political Division of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics (Venezuela) . Retrieved December 13, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)