Barinas Municipality
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Barinas Municipality
Municipio Barinas | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Barinas | |
.svg)  Barinas Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°15′57″N 70°02′31″W / 8.2658564°N 70.041963°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Barinas |
| Municipal seat | Barinas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Argenis Aldazoro Freitez (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,407.0 km2 (1,315.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 358,851 |
| • Density | 105.33/km2 (272.80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0273 |
| Website | Official website |
The Barinas Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Barinas.[1] The town of Barinas is the shire town of the Barinas Municipality.[2]
Government
The mayor of the Barinas Municipality is Julio César Reyes, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 90% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into 14 parishes; Barinas, Alfredo Arvelo Larriva, San Silvestre, Santa Inés, Santa Lucía, Torunos, El Carmen, Rómulo Betancourt, Corazón de Jesús, Ramón Ignacio Méndez, Alto Barinas, Manuel Palacio Fajardo, Juan Antonio Rodríguez Domínguez, and Dominga Ortiz de Páez.[2]
