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Municipality in Barinas, Venezuela
Pedraza Municipality Municipio Pedraza
Municipality
Flag of Pedraza MunicipalityFlagOfficial seal of Pedraza MunicipalitySeal
Location in BarinasLocation in Barinas
Map showing the location of Pedraza Municipality within VenezuelaMap showing the location of Pedraza Municipality within VenezuelaPedraza MunicipalityLocation in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°03′28″N 70°19′20″W / 8.0578°N 70.3222°W / 8.0578; -70.3222
Country Venezuela
StateBarinas
Municipal seatCiudad Bolivia
Government
 • MayorFrenchy Tomas Díaz Rodríguez (MVR)
Area
 • Total5,925.6 km (2,287.9 sq mi)
Population
 • Total65,390
 • Density11/km (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0273
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The Pedraza Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 65,390. The town of Ciudad Bolivia is the shire town of the Pedraza Municipality.

Demographics

The Pedraza Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 62,847 (up from 52,411 in 2000). This amounts to 8.3% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 9.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (24/sq mi).

Government

The mayor of the Pedraza Municipality is Frenchy Tomas Díaz Rodríguez, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 69% of the vote. The municipality is divided into four parishes; Ciudad Bolivia, Ignacio Briceño, José Félix Ribas, Páez.

See also

References

  1. "Venezuela: administrative units, extended". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  2. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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