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Municipality in Mérida, Venezuela
Campo Elías Municipality Municipio Campo Elías
Municipality
Flag of Campo Elías MunicipalityFlagOfficial seal of Campo Elías MunicipalitySeal
Location in MéridaLocation in Mérida
Map showing the location of Campo Elías Municipality within VenezuelaMap showing the location of Campo Elías Municipality within VenezuelaCampo Elías MunicipalityLocation in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°27′00″N 71°17′00″W / 8.45°N 71.2833°W / 8.45; -71.2833
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Municipal seatEjido
Government
 • MayorJesús Antonio Abreu Uzcátegui (MVR)
Area
 • Total609 km (235 sq mi)
Population
 • Total100,192
 • Density160/km (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0274
WebsiteOfficial website
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The Campo Elías 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 100,192. The town of Ejido is the shire town of the Campo Elías Municipality.

Demographics

The Campo Elías Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 100,192 (up from 84,476 in 2000). This amounts to 11.9% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 164.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (426/sq mi).

Government

The mayor of the Campo Elías Municipality is Jesús Antonio Abreu Uzcátegui, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote. The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Fernández Peña, Matriz, Montalbán, Acequias, Jají, La Mesa, and San José del Sur.

References

  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  2. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/12/alcaldedis=0&edo=12&mun=4&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}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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