Bolívar Municipality, Barinas

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Bolívar


country= Venezuela
state= Barinas
shiretown= Barinitas
area= 1,047 km² (651 sq mi)
population= 47,878
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 45.7/km² (73.5/sq mi)
mayor= Iván Dario Maldonado (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0273
website= http://bolivar-barinas.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= bolivar-barinas.gob.ve

The Bolívar Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 47,878. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Barinitas is the shire town of the Bolívar Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip]

Demographics

The Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,878 (up from 40,863 in 2000). This amounts to 6.3% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 73.5 people per square mile (45.7/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Bolívar Municipality is Iván Dario Maldonado, elected on October 31, 2004 with 49% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=3&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Alberto Melean shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barinitas, Altamira, and Calderas.

ee also

*Barinitas
*Barinas
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://bolivar-barinas.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ bolivar-barinas.gob.ve] es icon