Cruz Paredes Municipality

The Cruz Paredes Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 26,042.[1] The town of Barrancas is the municipal seat of the Cruz Paredes Municipality.[2]

Cruz Paredes Municipality

Municipio Cruz Paredes
Municipality
Seal
Location in Barinas
Cruz Paredes Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°46′07″N 70°06′44″W
Country Venezuela
StateBarinas
Municipal seatBarrancas[*]
Government
 • MayorMaría Guadalupe Fernández Acuña (AD)
Area
 • Total778 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,042
 • Density33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0273
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Cruz Paredes Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,178 (up from 21,197 in 2000). This amounts to 3.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 32.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (84/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Cruz Paredes Municipality is María Guadalupe Fernández Acuña, elected on October 31, 2004 with 42% of the vote.[5] She replaced Carlos Ramirez shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barrancas, El Socorro, and Masparrito.[2]

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References
  1. http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
  2. http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip%5B%5D
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=11&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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