Rivas Dávila is one of the 23 municipalities of the state of
Mérida,
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
. The municipality occupies an area of 187 km
2 with a population of 20,128 inhabitants according to the 2011 census.
Parishes
The municipality consists of the following two parishes, with their capitals listed in parentheses:
*Bailadores (
Bailadores
Bailadores is a town in the western part of the Mérida State of Venezuela and is the capital of the Rivas Dávila Municipality.
History
It was founded by Captain Luis Martín Martín, September 14, 1601, by appointment of founder Peter Sandes C ...
)
*Gerónimo Maldonado (La Playa)
References
Municipalities of Mérida (state)
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