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]
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Libertador Municipality
Municipio Libertador
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Location in Aragua
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| Coordinates: 10°09′59″N 67°33′51″W / 10.1664°N 67.5642°W | |
| Country | |
| State | Aragua |
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| • Mayor | Gonzalo Díaz (MVR) |
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80.0 km2 (30.9 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)
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114,355 |
| • Density | 1,430/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0243 |
| Website | Official website |
Name
editThe municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Libertador Municipality", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.
Demographics
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ↑ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip [permanent dead link]
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Alcalde de Municipio - Libertador". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ "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.