Andrés Bello Municipality, Mérida
Andrés Bello Municipality
Municipio Andrés Bello | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Mérida | |
.svg)  Andrés Bello Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°42′52″N 71°26′42″W / 8.7144°N 71.445°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Mérida |
| Municipal seat | La Azulita[*] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ramón Augusto Lobo Moreno (MVR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 398 km2 (154 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 14,029 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0274 |
| Website | Official website |
The Andrés Bello Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 14,029.[1] The town of La Azulita is the shire town of the Andrés Bello Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Andrés Bello Municipality", in honour of the writer Andrés Bello.
Demographics
[edit]The Andrés Bello Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 14,029 (up from 11,962 in 2000). This amounts to 1.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 35.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (91/sq mi).[4]
Government
[edit]The mayor of the Andrés Bello Municipality is Ramón Augusto Lobo Moreno, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 81% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into one Parish (Capital Andrés Bello).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ Alcalde de Municipio-ANDRES BELLO
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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