| Santos Michelena Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Municipio Santos Michelena |
| 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 Santos Michelena Municipality within Venezuela |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Venezuela |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Aragua |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Reinaldo Lorca (MVR) |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 38574 |
| 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: | 0244 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Footnotes: | See main article: other. |
The Santos Michelena Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Aragua. According to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 38,574.[1] The town of Las TejerÃas is the shire town of the Santos Michelena Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for the Venezuelan politician Santos Michelena.
The Santos Michelena Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 44,409 (up from 38,638 in 2000). This amounts to 2.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is .[4]
The mayor of the Santos Michelena Municipality is Reinaldo Lorca, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 32% of the votes.[5] [6] The municipality is divided into two parishes: Capital Santos Michelena and Tiara.