Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality

Mario Briceño Iragorry
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Mario Briceño Iragorry
Location in Aragua
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	El Limón
Government
– Mayor	Carlos Javier Velarde (MVR)
Area
– Total	53 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	103,269
– Density	1,948.5/km2 (5,046.5/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0243
Website	Official website

The Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 103,269.^[1] The town of El Limón is the shire town of the Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality.^[2] The municipality is named for the write Mario Briceño Iragorry.

Demographics

The Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 103,269 (up from 98,429 in 2000). This amounts to 6.2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 1,948.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,046.5 /sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality is Carlos Javier Velarde, elected on October 31, 2004 with 52% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Pedro Maurera shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Mario Briceño Iragorry and Caña de Azúcar (created January 30, 1995).^[2]

See also

• El Limón
• Aragua
• Municipalities of Venezuela

References

1. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip
3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/4/alcaldedis=0&edo=4&mun=13&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

External links

• mariobricenoiragorry-aragua.gob.ve (Spanish)