Iribarren Municipality
The Iribarren Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 1,027,022.[1] The City of Barquisimeto is the shire town of the Iribarren Municipality.[2]
Iribarren Municipality Municipio Iribarren | |
|---|---|
 Buildings of Barquisimeto | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Lara | |
.svg.png)  Iribarren Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°04′00″N 69°20′00″W | |
| Country |  |
| State | Lara |
| Municipal seat | Barquisimeto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfredo Ramos (MUD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,760 km2 (1,070 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 1,027,022 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0251 |
| Website | Official website |
Demographics
The Iribarren Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 996.230 (up from 915,634 in 2000). This amounts to 56% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 372.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (963.8/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Iribarren Municipality is Alfredo Ramos, elected on December 8, 2013. The municipality is divided into 10 parishes; Catedral, Concepción, El Cují, Juan de Villegas, Santa Rosa, Tamaca, Unión, Aguedo Felipe Alvarado, Buena Vista, and Juárez.[2]
References
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5B%5D
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip%5B%5D
- http://www.ine.gov.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=95&Itemid=26
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
External links
- iribarren-lara.gob.ve (in Spanish)
- Nuevo Sistema Ferroviario de Venezuela (in Spanish)
- Video of Barquisimeto and its surroundings (in Spanish)