Bolívar Municipality
Municipio Bolívar
Municipality
Flag of Bolívar Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Bolívar Municipality
Seal
Location in Barinas
Location in Barinas
Map showing the location of Bolívar Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Bolívar Municipality within Venezuela
Bolívar Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°47′39″N 70°30′32″W / 8.7941547°N 70.5088813°W / 8.7941547; -70.5088813
Country Venezuela
StateBarinas
Municipal seatBarinitas[*]
Government
 • MayorIván Dario Maldonado (MVR)
Area
 • Total1,135.2 km2 (438.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total47,878
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0273

Bolívar Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 47,878.[1] The town of Barinitas is the shire town of the Bolívar Municipality.[2]

Name

The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

Demographics

The Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,878 (up from 40,863 in 2000). This amounts to 6.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 45.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (118/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Bolívar Municipality is Iván Dario Maldonado, elected on October 31, 2004, with 49% of the vote.[5] He replaced Alberto Melean shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barinitas, Altamira, and Calderas.[2]

References

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