The Barinas Municipality is one of the 12
municipalities
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municipio
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s) that make up the
Venezuela
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n state of
Barinas. The town of
Barinas is the
shire town
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of the Barinas Municipality.
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Demographics
The Barinas Municipality, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 358,851. The municipality's population density is .
Government
The mayor of the Barinas Municipality is Julio César Reyes, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 90% of the vote.
The municipality is divided into 14
parish
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es; Barinas, Alfredo Arvelo Larriva, San Silvestre, Santa Inés, Santa Lucía, Torunos, El Carmen, Rómulo Betancourt, Corazón de Jesús, Ramón Ignacio Méndez, Alto Barinas, Manuel Palacio Fajardo, Juan Antonio Rodríguez Domínguez, and Dominga Ortiz de Páez.
See also
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Barinas, Barinas
Barinas () is a city in west central Venezuela. According to the 2011 census, its population is 353,442. It is the capital of the Barinas Municipality and the State of Barinas. The city of Barinas is known as the capital of the Llanos.
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Barinas (state)
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Municipalities of Venezuela
Municipalities of Venezuela are subdivisions of the States of Venezuela. There are 335 municipalities dividing the 23 states and the Capital District.
Municipalities and their seats by federal entity Capital District
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References
External links
barinas-barinas.gob.ve
Municipalities of Barinas (state)
Barinas, Venezuela
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