Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality

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]

Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality

Municipio Obispo Ramos de Lora
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Location in Mérida
Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°50′23″N 71°26′31″W
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Government
  MayorHumberto Gómez (MVR)
Area
  Total321 km2 (124 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total25,002
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0274
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

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