Arismendi Municipality, Barinas

The Arismendi 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 23,727. The town of Arismendi is the municipal seat of the Arismendi Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip

Demographics

The Arismendi Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 20,305 (up from 18,941 in 2000). This amounts to 2.7% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .

Government

The mayor of the Arismendi Municipality is Ramón Frías, elected on October 31, 2004, with 61% of the vote. He replaced Noheli Abreu shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into four parishes; Arismendi, Guadarrama, La Unión, and San Antonio.

References

Municipalities of Barinas (state)

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