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Palavecino Municipality

Coordinates: 9°59′00″N 69°13′48″W / 9.9833°N 69.23°W / 9.9833; -69.23
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Palavecino Municipality
Municipio Palavecino
Flag of Palavecino Municipality
Official seal of Palavecino Municipality
Location in Lara
Location in Lara
Map showing the location of Palavecino Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Palavecino Municipality within Venezuela
Palavecino Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°59′00″N 69°13′48″W / 9.9833°N 69.23°W / 9.9833; -69.23
Country Venezuela
StateLara
Municipal seatCabudare
Government
 • MayorAura Contreras de Rivero (MVR)
Area
 • Total295.5 km2 (114.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total174,099
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0251
WebsiteOfficial website

The Palavecino Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 174,099.[1] The town of Cabudare is the shire town of the Palavecino Municipality.[2]

Demographics

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The Palavecino Municipality, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 174,099 (up from 155,653 in 2007). This amounts to 9.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 353.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (916.2/sq mi).[4]

Government

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The mayor of the Palavecino Municipality is Mirla Vires, elected in 2017 with 64.85% of the vote and 59.23% abstention.[5] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Cabudare, José Gregorio Bastidas, and Agua Viva .[2]

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