Country Venezuela Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Shiretown Cabudare | State Lara Website Official website Area code 0251 | |
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The Palavecino 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 155,653. The town of Cabudare is the shire town of the Palavecino Municipality.
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Map of Palavecino Municipality, Lara, Venezuela
Demographics
The Palavecino Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 155,653 (up from 137,294 in 2000). This amounts to 8.7% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 353.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (916.2/sq mi).
Government
The mayor of the Palavecino Municipality is Aura Contreras de Rivero, elected on October 31, 2004 with 32% of the vote. She replaced Diego Antonio Rivero shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into three parishes; Cabudare, José Gregorio Bastidas, and Agua Viva .