Country Venezuela Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Shiretown Ejido, Venezuela | State Mérida Website Official website Area code 0274 | |
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The Campo Elías 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 100,192. The town of Ejido is the shire town of the Campo Elías Municipality.
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Demographics
The Campo Elías Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 100,192 (up from 84,476 in 2000). This amounts to 11.9% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 164.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (426/sq mi).
Government
The mayor of the Campo Elías Municipality is Jesús Antonio Abreu Uzcátegui, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote. The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Fernández Peña, Matriz, Montalbán, Acequias, Jají, La Mesa, and San José del Sur.