Arzobispo Chacón Municipality

Arzobispo Chacón
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Arzobispo Chacón
Location in Mérida
Country	Venezuela
State	Mérida
Shiretown	Canaguá
Government
– Mayor	Carlos Andrès Chacòn Mora (MVR)
Area
– Total	1,659 km2 (640.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	15,850
– Density	9.6/km2 (24.7/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0275
Website	Official website

The Arzobispo Chacón Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 15,850.^[1] The town of Canaguá is the shire town of the Arzobispo Chacón Municipality.^[2]

Demographics

The Arzobispo Chacón Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 15,850 (up from 15,586 in 2000). This amounts to 1.9% 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 Arzobispo Chacón Municipality is Carlos Andrès Chacòn Mora, elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Gerardo Duran shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Capital Arzobispo Chacón, Capurí, Chacantá, El Molino, Guaimaral, Mucutuy, and Mucuchachí.^[2]

See also

• Canaguá
• Mérida
• Municipalities of Venezuela

References

1. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip
3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/12/alcaldedis=0&edo=12&mun=3&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

External links

• arzobispochacon-merida.gob.ve (Spanish)