Cruz Paredes Municipality

Cruz Paredes
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Cruz Paredes
Location in Barinas
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Shiretown	Barrancas
Government
– Mayor	María Guadalupe Fernández Acuña (AD)
Area
– Total	778 km2 (300.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	25,178
– Density	32.4/km2 (83.8/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0273
Website	Official website

The Cruz Paredes 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 25,178.^[1] The town of Barrancas is the shire town of the Cruz Paredes Municipality.^[2]

Demographics

The Cruz Paredes Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,178 (up from 21,197 in 2000). This amounts to 3.3% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 32.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (84 /sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Cruz Paredes Municipality is María Guadalupe Fernández Acuña, elected on October 31, 2004 with 42% of the vote.^[5] She replaced Carlos Ramirez shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barrancas, El Socorro, and Masparrito.^[2]

See also

• Barrancas
• Barinas
• Municipalities of Venezuela

References

1. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip
3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=11&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

External links

• cruzparedes-barinas.gob.ve (Spanish)