Bolívar Municipality, Yaracuy

Bolívar Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities of the state of Yaracuy, Venezuela. The municipality is located in northwestern Yaracuy, occupying an area of 1087 km ² with a population of 25,926 inhabitants in 2001.[1] The capital lies at Aroa, which was founded to serve the Aroa mines, now defunct.

Bolívar Municipality

Municipio Bolívar
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Location in Yaracuy
Bolívar Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°26′19″N 68°53′39″W
Country Venezuela
StateYaracuy
Government
  MayorDavid Fares Páez (MVR)
Area
  Total1,087 km2 (420 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total25,926
  Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)

Name

The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

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