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Municipality in Lara, Venezuela
Jiménez Municipality Municipio Jiménez
Municipality
Flag of Jiménez MunicipalityFlagOfficial seal of Jiménez MunicipalitySeal
Location in LaraLocation in Lara
Map showing the location of Jiménez Municipality within VenezuelaMap showing the location of Jiménez Municipality within VenezuelaJiménez MunicipalityLocation in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°55′53″N 69°36′26″W / 9.9314°N 69.6072°W / 9.9314; -69.6072
Country Venezuela
StateLara
Municipal seatQuíbor
Government
 • MayorJose Martin (MUP)
Area
 • Total848.4 km (327.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total110,536
 • Density130/km (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. The town of Quíbor is the shire town of the Jiménez Municipality.

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. The municipality's population density is 126.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (328.9/sq mi).

Government

The mayor of the Jiménez Municipality is Luis Alberto Plaza Paz, elected on October 31, 2004, with 73% of the vote. He replaced Manuel Diaz shortly after the elections. 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.

See also

References

  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  2. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip
  3. "Censos de población y vivienda". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/11/alcaldedis=0&edo=11&mun=3&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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