- Araure
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Araure
nickname =
motto =
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map_caption = Araure Municipality in Portuguesa State
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = Municipality
subdivision_name =Venezuela
subdivision_name1 = Portuguesa
subdivision_name2 = Araure
established_title = Founded
established_date =July 6 ,1694
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government_type =
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name = José Rafael Vásquez (MVR)
area_total_km2 = 640
population_as_of = 2001
population_footnotes =
population_total = 111908
population_density_km2 = 174.86
timezone = VST
utc_offset = -4:30
timezone_DST = not observed
utc_offset_DST = -4:30
latd =
longd =
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population_blank1_title =Demonym
population_blank1 = Araureño(a)
area_code = 0255
postal_code_type =
postal_code =
website = [http://araure-portuguesa.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ araure-portuguesa.gob.ve]
footnotes = The area and population figures are for the municipalityAraure is a town in the
Venezuela n state of Portuguesa. This town is the shire town of the Araure Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelancensus , the municipality has a population of 111,908. [http://www.ine.gov.ve/censo/fichascenso/tiro.asp?cod_entidad=18 Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda ] ]History
Araure was founded on July 6, 1694 as Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Araure. [ [http://occidente.com.ve/phpj/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=44 Portal de Occidente - Municipio Araure ] ]
Demographics
The Araure Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 111,908 (up from 75,811 in 1990). This amounts to 15.4% of Portuguesa's population. The municipality's population density is 452.9 people per square mile (174.86/km²).
Government
Araure is the shire town of the Araure Municipality in Portuguesa. The mayor is José Rafael Vásquez, elected in 2004 with 44% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/16/alcaldedis=0&edo=16&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Armando Rodriguez shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf]
References
External links
* [http://araure-portuguesa.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ araure-portuguesa.gob.ve] es icon
* [http://occidente.com.ve/phpj/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=44 Information on the Araure Municipality] es icon
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