- Palavecino Municipality
Venezuelan Municipality
name= Palavecino
country=Venezuela
state= Lara
shiretown=Cabudare
area= 440 km² (273.4 sq mi)
population= 155,653
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 353.76/km² (569.3/sq mi)
mayor= Aura Contreras de Rivero (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0251
website= http://palavecino-lara.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= palavecino-lara.gob.veThe Palavecino Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the
Venezuela n state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 155,653. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town ofCabudare is the shire town of the Palavecino Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip]Demographics
The Palavecino Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 155,653 (up from 137,294 in 2000). This amounts to 8.7% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 569.3 people per square mile (353.76/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]
Government
The mayor of the Palavecino Municipality is Aura Contreras de Rivero, elected on October 31, 2004 with 32% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/11/alcaldedis=0&edo=11&mun=5&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] She replaced Diego Antonio Rivero shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Cabudare, José Gregorio Bastidas, and Agua Viva.
ee also
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Cabudare
*Lara
*Municipalities of Venezuela References
External links
* [http://palavecino-lara.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ palavecino-lara.gob.ve] es icon
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