Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, Lara

The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 49,812.[1] The town of Sanare is the county seat of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan poet Andrés Eloy Blanco.

Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality

Municipio Andrés Eloy Blanco
Municipality
Seal
Location in Lara
Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°46′56″N 69°47′35″W
Country Venezuela
StateLara
Municipal seatSanare
Government
 • MayorAlfredo Antonio Orozco (MVR)
Area
 • Total708 km2 (273 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total49,812
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0253
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,245 (up from 43,194 in 2000). This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 70.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (182.2/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is Alfredo Antonio Orozco, elected on October 31, 2004 with 64% of the vote.[5] He replaced Daniel Quiñonez shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Pío Tamayo, Quebrada Honda de Guache, and Yacambú.[2]

Administrative divisions

There are 3 parroquias (Spanish for parishes):

Quebrada Honda de Guache

Pío Tamayo

Yacambú

References
  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5B%5D
  2. http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip%5B%5D
  3. http://www.ine.gov.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=95&Itemid=26
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/11/alcaldedis=0&edo=11&mun=8&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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