Libertad Municipality, Anzoátegui

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Libertad


country= Venezuela
state= Anzoátegui
shiretown= San Mateo
area= 2,043 km² (1,269.5 sq mi)
population= 14,720
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 7.2/km² (11.6/sq mi)
mayor= Edgar Celestino Maestre M. (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0282
website= http://libertad-anzoategui.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= libertad-anzoategui.gob.ve

The Libertad Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 14,720. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of San Mateo is the shire town of the Libertad Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip]

Demographics

The Libertad Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 14,720 (up from 13,597 in 2000). This amounts to 1% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 11.6 people per square mile (7.2/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Libertad Municipality is Edgar Celestino Maestre M., elected on October 31, 2004 with 57% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/2/alcaldedis=0&edo=2&mun=8&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Juan Carlos Guillent shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Libertad, El Carito, and Santa Inés.

ee also

*San Mateo
*Anzoátegui
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://libertad-anzoategui.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ libertad-anzoategui.gob.ve] es icon