Jiménez Municipality, Lara

Municipality in Lara, Venezuela
Jiménez Municipality
Municipio Jiménez
Municipality
Flag of Jiménez Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Jiménez Municipality
Seal
Location in Lara
Location in Lara
9°55′53″N 69°36′26″W / 9.9313153°N 69.6073154°W / 9.9313153; -69.6073154
Country Venezuela
StateLara
Municipal seatQuíbor
Government
 • MayorJose Martin (MUP)
Area
 • Total848.4 km2 (327.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total110,536
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0253
WebsiteOfficial website
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The Jiménez 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 97,524.[1] The town of Quíbor is the shire town of the Jiménez Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Jiménez Municipality, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 100,997 (up from 97,524 in 2007). This amounts to 5.6% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 126.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (328.9/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Jiménez Municipality is Luis Alberto Plaza Paz, elected on October 31, 2004, with 73% of the vote.[5] He replaced Manuel Diaz shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into eight parishes; Juan Bautista Rodríguez, Cuara, Diego de Lozada, Paraíso de San José, San Miguel, Tintorero, José Bernardo Dorante, and Coronel.[2]

See also

  • Quíbor
  • Lara
  • Municipalities of Venezuela

References

  1. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip [permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Censos de población y vivienda".
  4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
  5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/11/alcaldedis=0&edo=11&mun=3&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html [bare URL]
  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)

External links

  • jimenez-lara.gob.ve (in Spanish)


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