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Municipality in Lara, Venezuela
Simón Planas Municipality Municipio Simón Planas
Municipality
Flag of Simón Planas MunicipalityFlagOfficial seal of Simón Planas MunicipalitySeal
Location in LaraLocation in Lara
Map showing the location of Simón Planas Municipality within VenezuelaMap showing the location of Simón Planas Municipality within VenezuelaSimón Planas MunicipalityLocation in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°47′44″N 69°06′19″W / 9.7956°N 69.1053°W / 9.7956; -69.1053
Country Venezuela
StateLara
Municipal seatSarare
Government
 • MayorFermín Marín (PSUV)
Area
 • Total828.1 km (319.7 sq mi)
Population
 • Total35,170
 • Density42/km (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0251
WebsiteOfficial website
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The Simón Planas 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 35,170. The town of Sarare is the shire town of the Simón Planas Municipality.

History

The municipality was officially founded in 1990.

Demographics

The Simón Planas Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 35,802 (up from 29,521 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 43.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (112.7/sq mi).

Government

The mayor of the Simón Planas Municipality is Naudy Jesús Ledezma Canelón, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 61% of the vote. The municipality is divided into three parishes; Sarare, Buría, and Gustavo Vegas León.

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. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. "Alcalde de Municipio SIMON PLANAS" [Mayor of Municipality SIMON PLANAS] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-02-29.
  6. "Elecciones 30 de julio de 2000 - Directorio de alcaldes electos" [Elections July 30, 2000 - Directory of elected mayors] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-16.

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