Las Mercedes Municipality
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Las Mercedes Municipality
Municipio Las Mercedes | |
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Coordinates: 8°30′37″N 66°30′11″W / 8.5103°N 66.5031°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Guárico |
Area | |
• Total | 8,056.1 km2 (3,110.5 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 31,825 |
• Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0238 |
Website | Official website |
The Las Mercedes Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the central Venezuelan state of Guárico and, according to a 2010 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 31,825.[1]
Overview
The town of Las Mercedes del Llano is the shire town of the Las Mercedes Municipality.[2]
The Municipality includes the 4.8 km Third Orinoco River Crossing, between Cabruta and Caicara del Orinoco in Bolívar.