Bolívar Municipality, Aragua
Municipality in Aragua, Venezuela
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Bolívar Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 38,047.[1] The town of San Mateo is the shire town of the Bolívar Municipality.[2]
Bolívar Municipality
Municipio Bolívar | |
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Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Aragua | |
  Bolívar Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°14′19″N 67°24′34″W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Aragua |
| Municipal seat | San Mateo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marisol Rodríguez Mejías (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 38,047 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0244 |
| Website | Official website |
Name
The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.
Geography
The municipality is mountainous in the center and north, but in the south it is flat due to the depression formed by Lake Valencia. The temperature generally varies between 24.5 °C and 30 °C, while annual precipitation averages 900 mm.[citation needed]
Economy
Demographics
The Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 42,295 (up from 39,260 in 2000). This amounts to 2.5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 729.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,888.7/sq mi).[4]
