The Pedraza 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 65,390.[1] The town of Ciudad Bolivia is the shire town of the Pedraza Municipality.[2]
Pedraza Municipality
Municipio Pedraza | |
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 Location in Barinas | |
.svg)  Pedraza Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°03′28″N 70°19′20″W / 8.0578°N 70.3222°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Barinas |
| Municipal seat | Ciudad Bolivia[*] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Frenchy Tomas Díaz Rodríguez (MVR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,925.6 km2 (2,287.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 65,390 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0273 |
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Demographics
editThe Pedraza Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 62,847 (up from 52,411 in 2000). This amounts to 8.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 9.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (24/sq mi).[4]
Government
editThe mayor of the Pedraza Municipality is Frenchy Tomas Díaz Rodríguez, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 69% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Ciudad Bolivia, Ignacio Briceño, José Félix Ribas, Páez.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Venezuela: administrative units, extended". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
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External links
edit- pedraza-barinas.gob.ve (in Spanish)
