Urdaneta is one of the nine
municipalities
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(
municipio
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s) that make up the
Venezuela
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n state of
Lara
Lara may refer to:
People
* Lara (name), can be a given name or a surname in several languages
* Lara (mythology), a naiad nymph, daughter of the river Almo in Ovid's ''Fasti''
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*Lara (state), a state in Venezuela
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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 63,213. The town of
Siquisique is the
municipal seat
A municipal seat (Spanish: ; ) is the administrative center and seat of government of a municipality or civil parish, with other villages or towns subordinated. The term is used in Brazil, Colombia,Rafael Urdaneta
Rafael José Urdaneta y Farías (October 24, 1788 – August 23, 1845) was a Venezuelan General and hero of the Spanish American wars of independence. After overthrowing President Joaquín Mosquera in a 1830 military coup, he served as Pre ...
.
Demographics
The Urdaneta Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 61,381 (up from 56,063 in 2000). This amounts to 3.5% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .
Government
The mayor of the Urdaneta Municipality is Luis Gonzaga Ladino, elected on October 31, 2004, with 64% of the vote. He replaced Willians Ereu shortly after the elections.
The municipality is divided into four
parish
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es; Siquisique, Moroturo, San Miguel, and Xaguas.
References
External links
urdaneta-lara.gob.ve
Municipalities of Lara (state)
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