| Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Municipio Andrés Eloy Blanco |
| 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 Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality within Venezuela |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Venezuela |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lara |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Alfredo Antonio Orozco (MVR) |
| Population As Of: | 2007 |
| Population Total: | 49812 |
| 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: | 0253 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Footnotes: | See main article: other. |
The Andrés Eloy Blanco 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 49,812.[1] The town of Sanare is the county seat of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan poet Andrés Eloy Blanco.
The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,245 (up from 43,194 in 2000). This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is .[4]
The mayor of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is Alfredo Antonio Orozco, elected on October 31, 2004, with 64% of the vote.[5] He replaced Daniel Quiñonez shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Pío Tamayo, Quebrada Honda de Guache, and Yacambú.
There are 3 (Spanish for parishes):
Quebrada Honda de Guache
Pío Tamayo
Yacambú