Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality
| Antonio Pinto Salinas | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| Municipio Antonio Pinto Salinas | |
 Location in Mérida | |
| Country |
 Venezuela |
| State | Mérida |
| Shiretown | Santa Cruz de Mora |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jesús Alexis Rodríguez (MVR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 348 km2 (134 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 26,073 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0275 |
| Website | Official website |
The Antonio Pinto Salinas 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 26,073.[1] The town of Santa Cruz de Mora is the shire town of the Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality.[2]
Demographics
The Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 26,073 (up from 23,905 in 2000). This amounts to 3.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 74.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (194/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality is Jesús Alexis Rodríguez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 55% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Antonio Pinto Salinas, Mesa Bolívar, and Mesa de Las Palmas.[2]
See also
- Santa Cruz de Mora
- Mérida
- Municipalities of Venezuela
References
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/12/alcaldedis=0&edo=12&mun=11&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
External links
- antoniopintosalinas-merida.gob.ve (Spanish)
Coordinates: 8°24′33″N 71°39′05″W / 8.4092°N 71.6515°W