Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality

Alberto Arvelo Torrealba
Municipality
Municipio Alberto Arvelo Torrealba

Location in Barinas
Country  Venezuela
State Barinas
Shiretown Sabaneta
Government
 • Mayor Aníbal José Chávez Frías (MVR)
Area
 • Total 769 km2 (297 sq mi)
Elevation 147 m (482 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 41,232
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0273
Website Official website

The Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 41,232. [1] The town of Sabaneta is the County seat of the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for Alberto Arvelo Torrealba.

History

The town of Sabaneta was founded by Juan de Alhama in 1787.

Economy

The main industry in this municipality is the production of sugar.

Demographics

The Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 36,363 (up from 33,190 in 2000). This amounts to 4.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 47.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (123/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality is Anibal José Chávez Frías, elected on October 31, 2004 with 99% of the vote.[5] He replaced Noel Zamudia shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Sabaneta and Rodríguez Domínguez.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=9&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20061002063906/http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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Coordinates: 8°45′11″N 69°59′43″W / 8.7531°N 69.9953°W / 8.7531; -69.9953

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