| Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Municipio Alberto Arvelo Torrealba |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 100px |
| Seal Size: | 100px |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Venezuela |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality within Venezuela |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Venezuela |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Barinas |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Aníbal José Chávez Frías (MVR) |
| Elevation M: | 147 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 41232 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Established |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Timezone: | VET |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
| Area Code: | 0273 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Footnotes: | See main article: other. |
The Alberto Arvelo Torrealba 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 41,232.[1] The town of Sabaneta is the County seat of the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality. The municipality is named for Alberto Arvelo Torrealba.
The town of Sabaneta was founded by Juan de Alhama in 1787.
The main industry in this municipality is the production of sugar.
The Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 36,363 (up from 33,190 in 2000). This amounts to 4.8% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .
The mayor of the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality is Anibal José Chávez Frías, elected on October 31, 2004, with 99% of the vote.[2] He replaced Noel Zamudia shortly after the elections.[3] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Sabaneta and Rodríguez Domínguez.