| Muñoz Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Municipio Muñoz |
| 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 Muñoz Municipality within Venezuela |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Venezuela |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Apure |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jesús Bona Arraíz (PSUV) |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 27542 |
| 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: | 0240 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Footnotes: | See main article: other. |
The Muñoz Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Apure and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 27,542.[1] The town of Bruzual is the municipal seat of the Muñoz Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for Major General, leader of a division of independence forces during the Venezuelan War of Independence.
The Muñoz Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 30,197 (up from 26,141 in 2000). This amounts to 6.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is .[4]
The mayor of the Muñoz Municipality is Ramón de Jesús Bona Arraíz, re-elected November 23, 2008 with 58% of the vote.[5] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Urbana Bruzual, Mantecal, Quintero, Rincón Hondo, and San Vicente.