Country Venezuela Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Shiretown Quíbor | State Lara Website Official website Area code 0253 | |
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The Jiménez Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 97,524. The town of Quíbor is the shire town of the Jiménez Municipality.
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Map of Jimenez, Lara, Venezuela
Demographics
The Jiménez Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 97,524 (up from 83,456 in 2000). This amounts to 5.4% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 126.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (328.9/sq mi).
Government
The mayor of the Jiménez Municipality is Luis Alberto Plaza Paz, elected on October 31, 2004 with 73% of the vote. He replaced Manuel Diaz shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into eight parishes; Juan Bautista Rodríguez, Cuara, Diego de Lozada, Paraíso de San José, San Miguel, Tintorero, José Bernardo Dorante, and Coronel.