- Pedraza Municipality
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Pedraza — Municipality — Municipio Pedraza Location in Barinas Country Venezuela
State Barinas Shiretown Ciudad Bolivia Government – Mayor Frenchy Tomas Díaz Rodríguez (MVR) Area – Total 6,693 km2 (2,584.2 sq mi) Population (2007) – Total 62,847 – Density 9.4/km2 (24.3/sq mi) Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Area code(s) 0273 Website Official website The Pedraza 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 62,847.[1] The town of Ciudad Bolivia is the shire town of the Pedraza Municipality.[2]
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Demographics
The Pedraza Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 62,847 (up from 52,411 in 2000). This amounts to 8.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 9.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (24 /sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Pedraza Municipality is Frenchy Tomas Díaz Rodríguez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 69% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Ciudad Bolivia, Ignacio Briceño, José Félix Ribas, Páez.[2]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
External links
- pedraza-barinas.gob.ve (Spanish)
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- Municipalities of Barinas
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