Obispos Municipality Explained

Obispos Municipality
Native Name:Municipio Obispos
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 Obispos 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:Luis Manuel Zambrano Volcan (MVR)
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:37493
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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The Obispos 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 37,493.[1] The town of Obispos is the municipal seat of the Obispos Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Obispos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 31,694 (up from 26,595 in 2000). This amounts to 4.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is .[4]

Government

The mayor of the Obispos Municipality is Luis Manuel Zambrano Volcan, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 54% of the vote.[5] [6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Obispos, El Real, La Luz, and Los Guasimitos.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics. geohive.com. 2016-06-15.
  2. http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  5. Web site: Alcalde de Municipio. cne.gob.ve. 2016-06-15.
  6. Web site: Archived copy . March 15, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061002063906/http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf . October 2, 2006 .