Arismendi Municipality, Barinas

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Arismendi


country= Venezuela
state= Barinas
shiretown= Arismendi
area= 7,209 km² (4,479.5 sq mi)
population= 20,305
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 2.8/km² (4.5/sq mi)
mayor= Ramón Frías (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0273
website= http://arismendi-barinas.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= arismendi-barinas.gob.ve

The Arismendi 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 20,305. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Arismendi is the shire town of the Arismendi Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip]

Demographics

The Arismendi Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 20,305 (up from 18,941 in 2000). This amounts to 2.7% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 4.5 people per square mile (2.8/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Arismendi Municipality is Ramón Frías, elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Noheli Abreu shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Arismendi, Guadarrama, La Unión, and San Antonio.

ee also

*Arismendi
*Barinas
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

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