| Simón Bolívar Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Municipio Simón 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 Simón Bolívar Municipality within Venezuela |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Venezuela |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Miranda |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Justo Hernández (MVR) |
| Population As Of: | 2007 |
| Population Total: | 40730 |
| 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: | 0239 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Footnotes: | See main article: other. |
Simón Bolívar Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 40,730.[1] The town of San Francisco de Yare is the shire town of the Simón Bolívar Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Simón Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.
The Simón Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 40,730 (up from 34,454 in 2000). This amounts to 1.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is .[4]
The mayor of the Simón Bolívar Municipality is Justo Hernández, elected on October 31, 2004, with 32% of the vote.[5] He replaced Armando Vargas shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; San Francisco de Yare and San Antonio de Yare.