The Alberto Adriani Municipality (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto aˈðɾjani]) (better known as El Vigia) 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 128,222.^{[needs update]}[1] The town of El Vigía is the shire town of the Alberto Adriani Municipality.[2]

El Vigia Municipio Alberto Adriani
Municipality
Alberto Adriani Municipality
Flag Seal
Location in Mérida
El Vigia Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°40′W
Country	Venezuela
State	Mérida
Government
• Mayor	Juan Peña[citation needed] (MUD)
Area
• Total	683 km2 (264 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	250,257
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0275
Website	Official website
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Demographics

The Alberto Adriani Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate^{[needs update]} by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 128,222 (up from 109,215 in 2000). This amounts to 15.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 187.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (486/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Alberto Adriani Municipality is Luis Guillermo Rojas Mendoza, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 59% of the vote.^{[needs update]}[5][6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Presidente Betancourt, Presidente Páez, Presidente Rómulo Gallegos, Gabriel Picón González, Héctor Amable Mora, José Nucete Sardi, and Pulido Méndez.[2]

Transportation

Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport serves the town, with six commercial airlines flying to it.

See also

• Mérida
• Municipalities of Venezuela

References

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