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The Crespo 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 49,813.[1] The town of Duaca is the shire town of the Crespo Municipality.[2]

Crespo Municipality Municipio Crespo
Municipality
Flag Seal
Location in Lara
Crespo Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°18′00″N 69°10′00″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Lara
Government
• Mayor	Miguel Valecillos Paul (MVR)
Area
• Total	875 km2 (338 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	49,813
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0253
Website	Official website
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Demographics

The Crespo Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 49,958 (up from 43,407 in 2000). This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 56.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (147.4/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Crespo Municipality is Miguel Valecillos Paul, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 83% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Fréitez and José María Blanco .[2]

See also

• Duaca
• Lara
• Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

• crespo-lara.gob.ve (in Spanish)

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