Andrés Bello Municipality, Mérida

The Andrés Bello Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 14,029.[1] The town of La Azulita is the shire town of the Andrés Bello Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Andrés Bello Municipality", in honour of the writer Andrés Bello.

Andrés Bello Municipality
Municipio Andrés Bello
Municipality
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Location in Mérida
Andrés Bello Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°42′52″N 71°26′42″W
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Municipal seatLa Azulita[*]
Government
 • MayorRamón Augusto Lobo Moreno (MVR)
Area
 • Total398 km2 (154 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total14,029
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0274
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Andrés Bello Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 14,029 (up from 11,962 in 2000). This amounts to 1.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 35.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (91/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Andrés Bello Municipality is Ramón Augusto Lobo Moreno, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 81% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into one Parish (Capital Andrés Bello).[2]

See also

References
  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5B%5D
  2. http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip%5B%5D
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. Alcalde de Municipio-ANDRES BELLO
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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