Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, Barinas
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The Ezequiel Zamora 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 51,436.[1] The town of Santa Bárbara is the shire town of the Ezequiel Zamora Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for the 19th century Venezuelan soldier Ezequiel Zamora.
Demographics
The Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 51,436 (up from 43,367 in 2000). This amounts to 6.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 12.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (33/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Ezequiel Zamora Municipality is Levid Emilio Méndez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 38% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Santa Bárbara, José Ignacio del Pumar, Pedro Briceño Méndez, and Ramón Ignacio Méndez.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=4&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
External links
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