Crespo Municipality
Municipio Crespo
Municipality
Flag of Crespo Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Crespo Municipality
Seal
Location in Lara
Location in Lara
Map showing the location of Crespo Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Crespo Municipality within Venezuela
Crespo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°19′08″N 69°09′30″W / 10.3189732°N 69.1582496°W / 10.3189732; -69.1582496
Country Venezuela
StateLara
Government
 • MayorMiguel Valecillos Paul (MVR)
Area
 • Total759.2 km2 (293.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total49,813
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0253
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip
  3. ↑ "Censos de población y vivienda". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/11/alcaldedis=0&edo=11&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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