The Simón Planas Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 35,170.[1] The town of Sarare is the shire town of the Simón Planas Municipality.[2]
Simón Planas Municipality
Municipio Simón Planas | |
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Municipality | |
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![]() Location in Lara | |
![]() ![]() Simón Planas Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
Coordinates: 9°53′43″N 69°02′58″W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Lara |
Municipal seat | Sarare |
Government | |
• Mayor | Fermín Marín (PSUV) |
Area | |
• Total | 808 km2 (312 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 35,170 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0251 |
Website | Official website |
The municipality was officially founded in 1990.
The Simón Planas Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 35,802 (up from 29,521 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 43.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (112.7/sq mi).[4]
The mayor of the Simón Planas Municipality is Naudy Jesús Ledezma Canelón, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 61% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Sarare, Buría, and Gustavo Vegas León.[2]
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