Iribarren Municipality

Iribarren
Municipality
Municipio Iribarren

Location in Lara
Country  Venezuela
State Lara
Shiretown Barquisimeto
Government
  Mayor Alfredo Ramos (MUD)
Area
  Total 2,760 km2 (1,070 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 1,027,022
  Density 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0251
Website Official website

The Iribarren 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 1,027,022.[1] The City of Barquisimeto is the shire town of the Iribarren Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Iribarren Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 1,027,022 (up from 915,634 in 2000). This amounts to 57.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 372.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (963.8/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Iribarren Municipality is Alfredo Ramos, elected on December 8, 2013. The municipality is divided into 10 parishes; Catedral, Concepción, El Cují, Juan de Villegas, Santa Rosa, Tamaca, Unión, Aguedo Felipe Alvarado, Buena Vista, and Juárez.[2]

References

Coordinates: 10°04′00″N 69°20′00″W / 10.0667°N 69.3333°W / 10.0667; -69.3333

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