Muñoz Municipality
Municipality in Apure, Venezuela
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The Muñoz Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Apure and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 27,542.[1] The town of Bruzual is the municipal seat of the Muñoz Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for Major General José Cornelio Muñoz, leader of a division of independence forces during the Venezuelan War of Independence.
Muñoz Municipality
Municipio Muñoz | |
|---|---|
Location in Apure | |
  Muñoz Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 7°38′00″N 69°15′58″W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Apure |
| Municipal seat | Bruzual |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jesús Bona Arraíz (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,759.5 km2 (2,996.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 27,542 |
| • Density | 3.5495/km2 (9.1930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0240 |
| Website | Official website |
Demographics
The Muñoz Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 30,197 (up from 26,141 in 2000). This amounts to 6.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 3.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.9/sq mi).[4]
