The Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality is one of the 12
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
(
municipios) that makes up the
Venezuela
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n 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. The town of
Sabaneta is the
County seat
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of the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality.
[http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip ] The municipality is named for
Alberto Arvelo Torrealba
Alberto Arvelo Torrealba (September 3, 1905 – March 28, 1971), was a Venezuelan lawyer, educator and folklorical poet. He was author oFlorentino y El Diablo which was set to music as a duet in the style known as ''contrapunteo''.
Legacy
A mun ...
.
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. The municipality's population density is .
Government
The mayor of the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality is Anibal José Chávez Frías, elected on October 31, 2004, with 99% of the vote. He replaced Noel Zamudia shortly after the elections.
The municipality is divided into two
parish
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es; Sabaneta and Rodríguez Domínguez.
References
External links
albertoarvelotorrealba-barinas.gob.ve
Municipalities of Barinas (state)
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