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Libertador Municipality, Carabobo

Libertador
Municipality
Municipio Libertador
Flag of Libertador
Flag
Official seal of Libertador
Seal
Location in Carabobo
Location in Carabobo
Country  Venezuela
State Carabobo
Shiretown
Government
 • Mayor Carmen Alvarez (PSUV)
Area
 • Total 558 km2 (215 sq mi)
Elevation 457 m (1,499 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 166,166
 • Density 300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0241
Website Official website

The Libertador Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up Carabobo State of Venezuela and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 166,166. The town of is the shire town of the Libertador Municipality. The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

The Libertador Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 175,255 (up from 149,721 in 2000). This amounts to 7.9% of the state's population The municipality's population density is 314.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (813.5/sq mi).

The mayor of the Libertador Municipality is Carmen Alvarez, elected on November 23, 2008 with 49% of the vote She replaced Argenis Isaias Loreto Puerta shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Tocuyito and Independencia.

Coordinates: 10°05′20″N 68°05′32″W / 10.0889°N 68.0922°W / 10.0889; -68.0922


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