Pueblo_Llano_Municipality

Pueblo Llano Municipality

Pueblo Llano Municipality

Municipality in Mérida, Venezuela

The Pueblo Llano 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 11,706.[1] The town of Pueblo Llano is the shire town of the Pueblo Llano Municipality.[2]

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History

The municipality was part of the Miranda Municipality until 14 June 1987, when it became the Autonomous Municipality Pueblo Llano. It dropped "autonomous" from its name in 1992. Pueblo Llano, 105.1 FM, was launched in 1992.

Geography

The municipality is located in the north east of Mérida in the Venezuelan Andes. The area is mountainous, with an average altitude of 2300m. Average annual temperatures are around 18 °C.

Demographics

The Pueblo Llano Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 11,706 (up from 9,792 in 2000). This amounts to 1.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 211.6 people per square mile (81.7 people/km2).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Pueblo Llano Municipality is Antonio José Santiago Santiago, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 86% of the vote. [5][6] The municipality is divided into one parish (Capital Pueblo Llano).[2]

References

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    http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5B%5D
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    http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip%5B%5D
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    http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
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    http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-06-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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