Bolívar Municipality, Yaracuy
Municipality in Yaracuy, Venezuela
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Bolívar Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities of the state of Yaracuy, Venezuela. The municipality is located in northwestern Yaracuy, occupying an area of 1087 km² with a population of 33,006 inhabitants in 2011. The municipal seat is located in Aroa. The mayor is Sol Colmenárez of the PSUV party, since 2021.
Bolívar Municipality
Municipio Bolívar | |
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 Location in Yaracuy | |
  Bolívar Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°27′24″N 68°53′16″W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Yaracuy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sol Colmenárez (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 840.4 km2 (324.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 33,006 |
| • Density | 39.27/km2 (101.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Name
The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.[1]
Demographics
Based on the 2011 Venezuelan census, The population of the Bolívar Municipality was 33,006 people, accounting for 5.14% of the total population of the state of Yaracuy.[2] Less than half of the population (47.56%) resides in Arora, the municipal seat of the municipality.[3]
By June 2019, official projections from the Venezuelan Statistics National Institute estimated the population of Bolívar as 37,905 people, representing an annual growth rate of 1.7% since 2011 and showing a population density of 34.87 inhabitants/km². However, these projections do not account for the impact of emigration linked to the country's recent economic and political circumstances.[4]
The gender distribution of the population showed an even balance with 16,032 men (51.4%) and 15,153 women (48.6%). The age distribution showed that the largest segment of the population was aged 15 to 64, comprising 62.6% of the people. Younger people aged 0 to 14 made up 31.6% of the population, while those aged 65 and older accounted for the remaining 5.8%. The municipality is quite balanced in its rurality, with 52.6% of the inhabitants (16,389) living in rural areas compared to 47.4% (14,796) in urban centers.[4]
Ethnically, the municipality identified as predominantly Mestizo (59.9%) and White people (33%). Minority groups included 6.1% Afro-Venezuelans and 0.9% belonging to other ethnic groups, with 26 individuals identifying as indigenous. The literacy rate was 88.5%, with 2,850 inhabitants of Bolívar not able to read or write.[4]
Government
The mayor of Bolívar Municipality is Sol Colmenárez of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. She was first elected in November 2021.[5] She was re-elected in July 2025, winning 93.91% of the votes.[6]