Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality

Obispo Ramos de Lora
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Obispo Ramos de Lora
Location in Mérida
Country	Venezuela
State	Mérida
Shiretown	Santa Elena de Arenales
Government
- Mayor	Humberto Gómez (MVR)
Area
- Total	321 km2 (123.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	25,002
- Density	77.9/km2 (201.7/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0274
Website	Official website

The Obispo Ramos de Lora 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 25,002.^[1] The town of Santa Elena de Arenales is the shire town of the Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality.^[2]

Demographics

The Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,002 (up from 21,496 in 2000). This amounts to 2.96% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 77.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (202 /sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality is Humberto Gómez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 49% of the vote.^[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Obispo Ramos de Lora, Eloy Paredes, and San Rafael de Alcázar.^[2]

See also

• Santa Elena de Arenales
• 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=12&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

External links

• obisporamos-merida.gov.ve (Spanish)