Páez is one of the seven municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Apure and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 100,125. The town of Guasdualito is the municipal seat of the Páez Municipality.http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Apure.zip

Name

The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named " Páez Municipality", for independence hero José Antonio Páez.

Demographics

The Páez Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 111,059 (up from 93,010 in 2000). This amounts to 23.4% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .

Government

The mayor of the Páez Municipality is José del Carmen Alvarado, re-elected November 23, 2008 with 76% of the vote.http://www.cne.gob.ve/divulgacion_regionales_2008/index.php?e=03&m=00&p=00&c=00&t=00&ca=00&v=02 The municipality is divided into five parishes; Urbana Guasdualito, Aramendi, El Amparo, San Camilo, and Urdaneta.

References

Municipalities of Apure {{ApureVE-geo-stub