The Jiménez Municipality is one of the nine

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s) that makes up the

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n state of

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and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 97,524. The town of

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is the

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of the Jiménez Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip

Demographics

The Jiménez Municipality, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 100,997 (up from 97,524 in 2007). This amounts to 5.6% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .

Government

The mayor of the Jiménez Municipality is Luis Alberto Plaza Paz, elected on October 31, 2004, with 73% of the vote. He replaced Manuel Diaz shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into eight

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es; Juan Bautista Rodríguez, Cuara, Diego de Lozada, Paraíso de San José, San Miguel, Tintorero, José Bernardo Dorante, and Coronel.

References

External links

jimenez-lara.gob.ve
Municipalities of Lara (state) {{LaraVE-geo-stub

Demographics

Government

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