Arzobispo Chacón Municipality Explained

Arzobispo Chacón Municipality
Native Name:Municipio Arzobispo Chacón
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 Arzobispo Chacón Municipality within Venezuela
Pushpin Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Venezuela
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mérida
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Carlos Andrès Chacòn Mora (MVR)
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:15850
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:0275
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
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The Arzobispo Chacón 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 15,850.[1] The town of Canaguá is the shire town of the Arzobispo Chacón Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Arzobispo Chacón Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 15,850 (up from 15,586 in 2000). This amounts to 1.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is .[4]

Government

The mayor of the Arzobispo Chacón Municipality is Carlos Andrès Chacòn Mora, elected on October 31, 2004, with 61% of the vote.[5] He replaced Gerardo Duran shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Capital Arzobispo Chacón, Capurí, Chacantá, El Molino, Guaimaral, Mucutuy, and Mucuchachí.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sintesise Stadistica . www.ine.gob.ve.
  2. Web site: Merida Division . www.ine.gob.ve.
  3. Web site: Poblacion 5 . www.ine.gob.ve.
  4. Web site: Poblacion 4 . www.ine.gob.ve.
  5. Web site: Regionales 2004 . www.cne.gob.ve.
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-03-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061002063906/http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf . 2006-10-02 .