Bolívar Municipality, Barinas

Municipality in Barinas, Venezuela

Bolívar Municipality Municipio Bolívar
Municipality
Flag Seal
Location in Barinas
8°47′39″N 70°30′32″W / 8.7942°N 70.5089°W / 8.7942; -70.5089
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Municipal seat	Barinitas[*]
Government
• Mayor	Iván Dario Maldonado (MVR)
Area
• Total	1,135.2 km² (438.3 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	47,878
• Density	42/km² (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0273
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Bolívar Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 47,878.^[1] The town of Barinitas is the shire town of the Bolívar Municipality.^[2]

Name

The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

Demographics

The Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,878 (up from 40,863 in 2000). This amounts to 6.3% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 45.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (118/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Bolívar Municipality is Iván Dario Maldonado, elected on October 31, 2004, with 49% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Alberto Melean shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barinitas, Altamira, and Calderas.^[2]

References

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