Country Venezuela Shiretown La Azulita Website Official website | State Mérida Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Area code 0274 | |
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The Andrés Bello 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 14,029. The town of La Azulita is the shire town of the Andrés Bello Municipality. The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Andrés Bello Municipality", in honour of the writer Andrés Bello.
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Map of Andres Bello, M%C3%A9rida, Venezuela
Demographics
The Andrés Bello Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 14,029 (up from 11,962 in 2000). This amounts to 1.7% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 35.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (91/sq mi).
Government
The mayor of the Andrés Bello Municipality is Ramón Augusto Lobo Moreno, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 81% of the vote. The municipality is divided into one Parish (Capital Andrés Bello).