Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, Barinas
The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 16,144.[1] The town of El Cantón is the shire town 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 | |
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| Flag Seal | |
Location in Barinas | |
Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 7°27′32″N 71°18′37″W / 7.458986°N 71.3101961°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Barinas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zulay Martínez Fuentes (MVR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,804.5 km2 (696.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 16,144 |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0278 |
| Website | Official website |
In 2008, it established a sister-relationship with Dane County, Wisconsin -- http://www.dane-andres.org/
Demographics edit
The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, according to a 2017 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 18,816 (up from 15,847 in 2000). This amounts to 2.5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 12.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (33/sq mi).[4]
Government edit
The mayor of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is Zulay Martínez Fuentes, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 69% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; El Cantón, Santa Cruz de Guacas, and Puerto Vivas.[2]
References edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip [permanent dead link]
- ^ Population data ine.gob.ve [permanent dead link]
- ^ Population data ine.gob.ve [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Alcalde de Municipio". cne.gob.ve (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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External links edit
- andreseloyblanco-barinas.gob.ve] [permanent dead link] (in Spanish)