Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality

Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality
Municipio Antonio Pinto Salinas
Location in Mérida
Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°24′33″N 71°39′05″W / 8.4092°N 71.6514°W / 8.4092; -71.6514
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Municipal seatSanta Cruz de Mora
Government
 • MayorEduar Rojas (PSUV)
Area
 • Total
348 km2 (134 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
26,073
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0275
WebsiteOfficial website

The Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 26,073.[1] The town of Santa Cruz de Mora is the shire town of the Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 26,073 (up from 23,905 in 2000). This amounts to 3.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 74.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (194/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality is Jesús Alexis Rodríguez, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 55% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Antonio Pinto Salinas, Mesa Bolívar, and Mesa de Las Palmas.[2]

References

  1. ^ Poblacion ine.gob.ve
  2. ^ a b Merida ine.gob.ve
  3. ^ Poblacion ine.gob.ve
  4. ^ Poblacion ine.gob.ve
  5. ^ "Alcalde de Municipio 1625". gob.ve. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  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)