Aricagua Municipality

Aricagua Municipality
Municipio Aricagua
Location in Mérida
Aricagua Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°13′33″N 71°08′40″W / 8.2258°N 71.1444°W / 8.2258; -71.1444
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Government
 • MayorNelson Jesus Márquez Rojas (AD)
Area
 • Total
790 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
4,564
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0274
WebsiteOfficial website

The Aricagua Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality had a population of 4,564.[1] The town of Aricagua is the shire town of the Aricagua Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Aricagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, had a population of 4,564 (up from 4,514 in 2000). This amounted to 0.5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Aricagua Municipality is Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 59% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Aricagua and San Antonio.[2]

References

  1. ^ Poblacion 6
  2. ^ a b Merida
  3. ^ Poblacion 5
  4. ^ Poblacion 4
  5. ^ "Alcalde de Municipio". Retrieved 16 November 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)
  • [1] aricagua-merida.gob.ve] (in Spanish)