The Alberto Adriani Municipality () is one of the 23
municipalities
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() that makes up the
Venezuela
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n state of
Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 128,222. The town of El Vigía is the
shire town
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of the Alberto Adriani Municipality.
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Climate
El Vigia experiences a
tropical rainforest climate
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(
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: ''Af'') characterized by consistently hot temperatures and abundant rainfall throughout the year. The total annual precipitation is 2089.5 millimeters (82.27 inches). El Vigia experiences precipitation peaks from April to May and October to November.
Demographics
The Alberto Adriani Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 128,222 (up from 109,215 in 2000). This amounts to 15.2% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .
Government
The mayor of the Alberto Adriani Municipality is Lisandro Garcia
The municipality is divided into seven
parish
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es; Presidente Betancourt, Presidente Páez, Presidente Rómulo Gallegos, Gabriel Picón González, Héctor Amable Mora, José Nucete Sardi, and Pulido Méndez.
Transportation
Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport serves the town, with six commercial airlines flying to it.
See also
*
Mérida
*
Municipalities of Venezuela
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Municipalities and their seats by federal entity Capital District
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References
Municipalities of Mérida (state)
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