Las Mercedes Municipality

Las Mercedes Municipality
Municipio Las Mercedes
Location in Guárico
Las Mercedes Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°30′37″N 66°30′11″W / 8.5103°N 66.5031°W / 8.5103; -66.5031
Country Venezuela
StateGuárico
Area
 • Total
8,056.1 km2 (3,110.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
31,825
 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0238
WebsiteOfficial website

The Las Mercedes Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the central Venezuelan state of Guárico and, according to a 2010 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 31,825.[1]

Overview

The town of Las Mercedes del Llano is the shire town of the Las Mercedes Municipality.[2]

The Municipality includes the 4.8 km Third Orinoco River Crossing, between Cabruta and Caicara del Orinoco in Bolívar.

See also

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