Simón Planas Municipality
Simón Planas Municipality
Municipio Simón Planas | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Lara | |
.svg.png)  Simón Planas Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°47′44″N 69°06′19″W / 9.7956°N 69.1053°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Lara |
| Municipal seat | Sarare |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elis Silva Daza (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 828.1 km2 (319.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 35,170 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0251 |
| Website | Official website |
The Simón Planas 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 35,170.[1] The town of Sarare is the shire town of the Simón Planas Municipality.[2]
History
The municipality was officially founded in 1990.
Demographics
The Simón Planas Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 35,802 (up from 29,521 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 43.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (112.7/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Simón Planas Municipality is Naudy Jesús Ledezma Canelón, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 61% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Sarare, Buría, and Gustavo Vegas León.[2]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ "Alcalde de Municipio SIMON PLANAS" [Mayor of Municipality SIMON PLANAS] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-02-29.
- ^ "Elecciones 30 de julio de 2000 - Directorio de alcaldes electos" [Elections July 30, 2000 - Directory of elected mayors] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
External links
- simonplanas-lara.gob.ve (in Spanish)