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Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, Lara

Coordinates: 9°46′56″N 69°47′35″W / 9.7822°N 69.7931°W / 9.7822; -69.7931
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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.

Demographics

The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 49,812 (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
  2. ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip
  3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

9°46′56″N 69°47′35″W / 9.7822°N 69.7931°W / 9.7822; -69.7931