Libertador Municipality, Mérida

Municipality in Mérida, Venezuela

Libertador Municipality Municipio Libertador
Municipality
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Location in Mérida
8°36′N 71°09′W / 8.6°N 71.15°W / 8.6; -71.15
Country	Venezuela
State	Mérida
Municipal seat	Mérida
Government
• Mayor	Carlos García
Area
• Total	803 km² (310 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	232,011
• Density	290/km² (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0274
Website	Official website
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The Libertador 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 232,011.^[1] The city of Mérida is the shire town of the Libertador Municipality.^[2] The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Libertador Municipality", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

References

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^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip^{[permanent dead link]}