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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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  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-10-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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