Urdaneta Municipality, Lara

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Urdaneta Municipality Municipio Urdaneta
Municipality
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Location in Lara
Urdaneta Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°34′42″N 69°32′12″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Lara
Municipal seat	Siquisique[*]
Government
• Mayor	Luis Gonzaga Ladino (MVR)
Area
• Total	3,648.0 km^2 (1,408.5 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	63,213
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0253
Website	Official website

Urdaneta is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that make 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 63,213. The town of Siquisique is the municipal seat of the Urdaneta Municipality. The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Urdaneta Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Rafael Urdaneta.

Demographics

The Urdaneta Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 61,381 (up from 56,063 in 2000). This amounts to 3.5% of the state's population.^[1] The municipality's population density is 14.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.5/sq mi).

Government

The mayor of the Urdaneta Municipality is Luis Gonzaga Ladino, elected on October 31, 2004, with 64% of the vote.^[2] He replaced Willians Ereu shortly after the elections.^[3] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Siquisique, Moroturo, San Miguel, and Xaguas.

References

1. "Censos de población y vivienda". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
2. "Alcalde de Municipio".
3. "ELECCIONES 30 DE JULIO DE 2000 - DIRECTORIO DE ALCALDES ELECTOS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-16.

External links

• urdaneta-lara.gob.ve (in Spanish)