Aricagua Municipality
The Aricagua Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality had a population of 4,564.[1] The town of Aricagua is the shire town of the Aricagua Municipality.[2]
Aricagua Municipality
Municipio Aricagua | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Mérida | |
.svg.png.webp)  Aricagua Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°13′33″N 71°08′40″W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Mérida |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas (AD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 790 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 4,564 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0274 |
| Website | Official website |
Demographics
The Aricagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, had a population of 4,564 (up from 4,514 in 2000). This amounted to 0.5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Aricagua Municipality is Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 59% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Aricagua and San Antonio.[2]
References
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/12/alcaldedis=0&edo=12&mun=22&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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