Obispos Municipality

Obispos
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Obispos
Location in Barinas
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Shiretown	Obispos
Government
– Mayor	Luis Manuel Zambrano Volcan (MVR)
Area
– Total	1,753 km2 (676.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	31,694
– Density	18.1/km2 (46.8/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0273
Website	Official website

The Obispos 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 31,694.^[1] The town of Obispos is the shire town of the Obispos Municipality.^[2]

Demographics

The Obispos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 31,694 (up from 26,595 in 2000). This amounts to 4.2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 18.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (47 /sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Obispos Municipality is Luis Manuel Zambrano Volcan, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 54% of the vote.^[5][6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Obispos, El Real, La Luz, and Los Guasimitos.^[2]

See also

• Obispos
• 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=5&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

External links

• obispos-barinas.gob.ve (Spanish)