Libertador Municipality Municipio Libertador | |
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Municipality | |
FlagSeal | |
Location in Mérida | |
Libertador MunicipalityLocation in Venezuela | |
Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°09′W / 8.6°N 71.15°W / 8.6; -71.15 | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Mérida |
Municipal seat | Mérida |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carlos García |
Area | |
• Total | 803 km (310 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 232,011 |
• Density | 290/km (750/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0274 |
Website | Official website |
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The Libertador Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 232,011. The city of Mérida is the shire town of the Libertador Municipality. The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Libertador Municipality", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.
References
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip
External links
- libertador-merida.gob.ve (in Spanish)