Simón Rodríguez Municipality is one of the twenty-nine municipalities that composes the
Táchira
Táchira State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal.
Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,9 ...
state in the
Andes
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of
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
. Its capital is
San Simón town. It has an extension of 69 km
2, according to estimations of National Institute of Statistic of Venezuela (NSI) its population for the year 2007 is of 3,000 inhabitants.
History
Its foundation dates from the year 1870 as the Valley of the Yeguines and Buruquias and was created as an autonomous municipality in the year of 1995.
Political and territorial division
Simón Rodríguez municipality have one parish denominated San Simón.
Limits
Limits to the north with the municipality of
Samuel Darío Maldonado, to the south with
Merida state
Mérida or Merida may refer to:
Places
*Mérida (state), one of the 23 states which make up Venezuela
* Mérida, Mérida, the capital city of the state of Mérida, Venezuela
*Merida, Leyte, Philippines, a municipality in the province of Leyte
*M ...
, to the east with the Merida state and to the west with the municipality of
Jáuregui.
References
Municipalities of Táchira
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