Arzobispo Chacón Municipality
Municipio Arzobispo Chacón | |
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![]() Location in Mérida | |
Coordinates: 8°07′50″N 71°27′41″W / 8.13069°N 71.4615°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Mérida |
Municipal seat | Canaguá[*] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carlos Andrès Chacòn Mora (MVR) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,659 km2 (641 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 15,850 |
• Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0275 |
Website | Official website |
The Arzobispo Chacón 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 15,850.[1] The town of Canaguá is the shire town of the Arzobispo Chacón Municipality.[2]
Demographics
The Arzobispo Chacón Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 15,850 (up from 15,586 in 2000). This amounts to 1.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 9.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (24/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Arzobispo Chacón Municipality is Carlos Andrès Chacòn Mora, elected on October 31, 2004, with 61% of the vote.[5] He replaced Gerardo Duran shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Capital Arzobispo Chacón, Capurí, Chacantá, El Molino, Guaimaral, Mucutuy, and Mucuchachí.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Sintesise Stadistica". www.ine.gob.ve.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Merida Division". www.ine.gob.ve.[dead link]
- ^ "Poblacion 5". www.ine.gob.ve.[dead link]
- ^ "Poblacion 4". www.ine.gob.ve.[dead link]
- ^ "Regionales 2004". www.cne.gob.ve.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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