Simón Planas Municipality

Municipality in Lara, Venezuela
Simón Planas Municipality
Municipio Simón Planas
Municipality
Flag of Simón Planas Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Simón Planas Municipality
Seal
Location in Lara
Location in Lara
9°47′44″N 69°06′19″W / 9.7956783°N 69.1053779°W / 9.7956783; -69.1053779
Country Venezuela
StateLara
Municipal seatSarare
Government
 • MayorFermín Marín (PSUV)
Area
 • Total828.1 km2 (319.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total35,170
 • Density42/km2 (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.[1] The town of Sarare is the shire town of the Simón Planas Municipality.[2]

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.[3] The municipality's population density is 43.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (112.7/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Simón Planas Municipality is Naudy Jesús Ledezma Canelón, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 61% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Sarare, Buría, and Gustavo Vegas León.[2]

See also

  • Sarare
  • Lara
  • Municipalities of Venezuela

References

  1. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip [permanent dead link]
  3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
  5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/11/alcaldedis=0&edo=11&mun=9&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html [bare URL]
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

  • simonplanas-lara.gob.ve (in Spanish)


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