Simón Planas Municipality

The Simón Planas 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 35,170.[1] The town of Sarare is the shire town of the Simón Planas Municipality.[2]

Simón Planas Municipality

Municipio Simón Planas
Municipality
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Location in Lara
Simón Planas Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°53′43″N 69°02′58″W
Country Venezuela
StateLara
Municipal seatSarare
Government
 • MayorFermín Marín (PSUV)
Area
 • Total808 km2 (312 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total35,170
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0251
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The municipality was officially founded in 1990.

Demographics

The Simón Planas Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 35,802 (up from 29,521 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 43.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (112.7/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Simón Planas Municipality is Naudy Jesús Ledezma Canelón, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Sarare, Buría, and Gustavo Vegas León.[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=9&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
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