- Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality
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Mario Briceño Iragorry — Municipality — Municipio Mario Briceño Iragorry Location in Aragua Country Venezuela
State Aragua Shiretown El Limón Government – Mayor Carlos Javier Velarde (MVR) Area – Total 53 km2 (20.5 sq mi) Population (2007) – Total 103,269 – Density 1,948.5/km2 (5,046.5/sq mi) Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Area code(s) 0243 Website Official website The Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 103,269.[1] The town of El Limón is the shire town of the Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for the write Mario Briceño Iragorry.
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Demographics
The Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 103,269 (up from 98,429 in 2000). This amounts to 6.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1,948.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,046.5 /sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality is Carlos Javier Velarde, elected on October 31, 2004 with 52% of the vote.[5] He replaced Pedro Maurera shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Mario Briceño Iragorry and Caña de Azúcar (created January 30, 1995).[2]
See also
- El Limón
- Aragua
- Municipalities of Venezuela
References
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/4/alcaldedis=0&edo=4&mun=13&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
External links
- mariobricenoiragorry-aragua.gob.ve (Spanish)
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