Pedraza Municipality

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]

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

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

External links

• pedraza-barinas.gob.ve (Spanish)