Palavecino Municipality

The Palavecino Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 174,099.[1] The town of Cabudare is the shire town of the Palavecino Municipality.[2]

Palavecino Municipality

Municipio Palavecino
Municipality
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Location in Lara
Palavecino Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°01′59″N 69°15′48″W
Country Venezuela
StateLara
Municipal seatCabudare
Government
 • MayorAura Contreras de Rivero (MVR)
Area
 • Total440 km2 (170 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total174,099
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0251
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Palavecino Municipality, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 174,099 (up from 155,653 in 2007). This amounts to 9.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 353.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (916.2/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Palavecino Municipality is Mirla Vires, elected in 2017 with 64.85% of the vote and 59.23% abstention.[5] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Cabudare, José Gregorio Bastidas, and Agua Viva .[2]

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See also

References
  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5B%5D
  2. http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip%5B%5D
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/11/alcaldedis=0&edo=11&mun=5&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html


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