Bolívar Municipality, Barinas Explained

Bolívar Municipality
Native Name:Municipio Bolívar
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 Bolívar 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:Iván Dario Maldonado (MVR)
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:47878
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)
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Bolívar Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 47,878.[1] The town of Barinitas is the shire town of the Bolívar Municipality.[2]

Name

The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

Demographics

The Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,878 (up from 40,863 in 2000). This amounts to 6.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is .[4]

Government

The mayor of the Bolívar Municipality is Iván Dario Maldonado, elected on October 31, 2004, with 49% of the vote.[5] He replaced Alberto Melean shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barinitas, Altamira, and Calderas.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  2. http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201402/http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis%3D0%26edo%3D5%26mun%3D3%26par%3D0%26cen%3D0%26mesa%3D0%26cua%3D0.html . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  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 .