The Obispo Ramos de Lora 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 25,002.^[1] The town of Santa Elena de Arenales is the shire town of the Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality.^[2]

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Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality Municipio Obispo Ramos de Lora
Municipality
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Location in Mérida
Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°50′23″N 71°26′31″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Mérida
Government
• Mayor	Humberto Gómez (MVR)
Area
• Total	321 km2 (124 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	25,002
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0274
Website	Official website
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The Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,002 (up from 21,496 in 2000). This amounts to 2.96% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 77.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (202/sq mi).^[4]

The mayor of the Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality is Humberto Gómez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 49% of the vote.^[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Obispo Ramos de Lora, Eloy Paredes, and San Rafael de Alcázar.^[2]

• Santa Elena de Arenales
• Mérida
• Municipalities of Venezuela