Cardenal Quintero Municipality
| Cardenal Quintero | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
| Municipio Cardenal Quintero | |||
| |||
 Location in Mérida | |||
| Country |
 Venezuela | ||
| State | Mérida | ||
| Shiretown | Santo Domingo | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Pedro Segundo Rivas Moreno (MVR) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 350 km2 (140 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 9,546 | ||
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) | ||
| Area code(s) | 0274 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
The Cardenal Quintero 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 9,546.[1] The town of Santo Domingo is the shire town of the Cardenal Quintero Municipality.[2]
Demographics
The Cardenal Quintero Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 9,546 (up from 8,049 in 2000). This amounts to 1.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 27.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (71/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Cardenal Quintero Municipality is Pedro Segundo Rivas Moreno, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 89% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Cardenal Quintero and Las Piedras.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/12/alcaldedis=0&edo=12&mun=14&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
External links
- cardenalquintero-merida.gob.ve (Spanish)