Aricagua Municipality
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Aricagua Municipality
Municipio Aricagua | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Mérida | |
.svg)  Aricagua Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°13′33″N 71°08′40″W / 8.2258°N 71.1444°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Mérida |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oneide Castillo |
| Area | |
• Total | 790 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 4,564 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0274 |
| Website | Official website |
The Aricagua Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality had a population of 4,564.[1] The town of Aricagua is the shire town of the Aricagua Municipality.[2]
The Aricagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, had a population of 4,564 (up from 4,514 in 2000). This amounted to 0.5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi).[4]
