Libertador Municipality, Aragua

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The Libertador Municipality 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 114,355.[1] The town of Palo Negro is the municipal seat of the Libertador Municipality.[2]

Libertador Municipality
Municipio Libertador
Flag of Libertador Municipality
Coat of arms of Libertador Municipality
Location in Aragua
Location in Aragua
Libertador Municipality is located in Venezuela
Libertador Municipality
Libertador Municipality
Location within Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°09′59″N 67°33′51″W / 10.1664°N 67.5642°W / 10.1664; -67.5642
Country Venezuela
State Aragua
Government
 • Mayor Gonzalo Díaz (MVR)
Area
 • Total
80.0 km2 (30.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
114,355
 • Density 1,430/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4
Area code(s) 0243
Website Official website

Name

The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Libertador Municipality", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

Demographics

The Libertador Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 87,520 (up from 78,427 in 2000). This amounts to 5.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1,683.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,359.2/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Libertador Municipality is Gonzalo Díaz, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 47% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Libertador and San Martín de Porres (created on January 30, 1995).[2]

References

  1. ↑ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip [permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ "Alcalde de Municipio - Libertador". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  6. ↑ "Elecciones 30 de julio de 2000 directorio de alcaldes electos" [Elections July 30, 2000 directory of elected mayors] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.