Arzobispo Chacón Municipality

Arzobispo Chacón Municipality
Municipio Arzobispo Chacón
Location in Mérida
Arzobispo Chacón Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°07′50″N 71°27′41″W / 8.1306°N 71.4614°W / 8.1306; -71.4614
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Municipal seatCanaguá[*]
Government
 • MayorOmar Fernández
Area
 • Total
1,659 km2 (641 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
15,850
 • Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0275
WebsiteOfficial website

The Arzobispo Chacón 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 15,850.[1] The town of Canaguá is the shire town of the Arzobispo Chacón Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Arzobispo Chacón Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 15,850 (up from 15,586 in 2000). This amounts to 1.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 9.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (24/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Arzobispo Chacón Municipality is Carlos Andrès Chacòn Mora, elected on October 31, 2004, with 61% of the vote.[5] He replaced Gerardo Duran shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Capital Arzobispo Chacón, Capurí, Chacantá, El Molino, Guaimaral, Mucutuy, and Mucuchachí.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sintesise Stadistica". www.ine.gob.ve.
  2. ^ a b "Merida Division". www.ine.gob.ve.
  3. ^ "Poblacion 5". www.ine.gob.ve.
  4. ^ "Poblacion 4". www.ine.gob.ve.
  5. ^ "Regionales 2004". www.cne.gob.ve.
  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)