Andrés Bello Municipality Municipio Andrés Bello |
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Location in Miranda |
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Location in Venezuela | |||
Coordinates: 10°17′50.460″N 65°59′44.016″W / 10.29735000°N 65.99556000°WCoordinates: 10°17′50.460″N 65°59′44.016″W / 10.29735000°N 65.99556000°W | |||
Country | Venezuela | ||
State | Miranda | ||
Municipal seat | San José de Barlovento | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Albaro Ramón Hidalgo Rudas (PPT) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) | ||
Population (2007) | |||
• Total | 25,208 | ||
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | VET (UTC−04:00) | ||
Area code(s) | 0234 | ||
Website | Official website |
Andrés Bello is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 25,208. The town of San José de Barlovento is the shire town of the Andrés Bello Municipality. The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "", in honour of the writer Andrés Bello.
The Andrés Bello Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,208 (up from 21,725 in 2000). This amounts to 0.9% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 221.12 inhabitants per square kilometre (572.7/sq mi).
The mayor of the Andrés Bello Municipality is Albaro Ramón Hidalgo Rudas, elected on October 31, 2004 with 50% of the vote. He replaced Ramon Lobo shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two parishes; San José de Barlovento and Cumbo.