Independencia Municipality, Anzoátegui

Municipality in Anzoátegui, Venezuela

Independencia Municipality Municipio Independencia
Municipality
Flag Seal
Location in Anzoátegui
8°29′05″N 63°26′41″W / 8.4845982°N 63.444673°W / 8.4845982; -63.444673
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Vidal (PSUV)
Area
• Total	6,693.5 km² (2,584.4 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	30,016
• Density	4.5/km² (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0285
Website	Official website
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The Independencia Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 30,016.^[1] The town of Soledad is the shire town of the Independencia Municipality.^[2]

Demographics

The Independencia Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 31,399 (up from 28,287 in 2000). This amounts to 2.1% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 5.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Independencia Municipality is Carlos Vidal, elected on 23 November 2008 with 55% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Humberto Bello shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Independencia and Mamo.^[2]

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008".