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Country
  
Venezuela

Shiretown
  
Barinitas

Website
  
Official website

State
  
Barinas

Time zone
  
VST (UTC-4:30)

Area code
  
0273

Bolívar, Barinas

Bolívar Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 47,878. The town of Barinitas is the shire town of the Bolívar Municipality. The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

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Map of Bolivar, Barinas, Venezuela

Demographics

The Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,878 (up from 40,863 in 2000). This amounts to 6.3% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 45.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (118/sq mi).

Government

The mayor of the Bolívar Municipality is Iván Dario Maldonado, elected on October 31, 2004 with 49% of the vote. He replaced Alberto Melean shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barinitas, Altamira, and Calderas.

References

Bolívar, Barinas Wikipedia