Campo Elías Municipality

Campo Elías
Municipality
Municipio Campo Elías

Location in Mérida
Country  Venezuela
State Mérida
Shiretown Ejido
Government
  Mayor Jesús Antonio Abreu Uzcátegui (MVR)
Area
  Total 609 km2 (235 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 100,192
  Density 160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0274
Website Official website

The Campo Elías Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 100,192.[1] The town of Ejido is the shire town of the Campo Elías Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Campo Elías Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 100,192 (up from 84,476 in 2000). This amounts to 11.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 164.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (426/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Campo Elías Municipality is Jesús Antonio Abreu Uzcátegui, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Fernández Peña, Matriz, Montalbán, Acequias, Jají, La Mesa, and San José del Sur.[2]

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Coordinates: 8°19′59″N 71°24′00″W / 8.333°N 71.400°W / 8.333; -71.400


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