Country Venezuela Shiretown Barinitas Website Official website | State Barinas Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Area code 0273 | |
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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.