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Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality

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The Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that make up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui, and according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 9,768.[1] The town of El Chaparro is the shire town of the Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality.[2]

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Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality
Municipio Sir Arthur McGregor
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Location in Anzoátegui
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Map showing the location of Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality within Venezuela
Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°11′30″N 65°00′27″W
Country Venezuela
StateAnzoátegui
Municipal seatEl Chaparro[*]
Government
  MayorLisandro Marcano Marcano (PSUV)
Area
  Total
1,350.4 km2 (521.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
9,768
  Density7.233/km2 (18.73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0283
WebsiteOfficial website
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Demographics

The Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 9,434 (up from 8,590 in 2000). This amounts to 0.6% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 8.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.9/sq mi).[4]

Geography

Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality is located in the central‑western portion of Anzoátegui State in eastern Venezuela and is one of the state’s 21 municipalities.[citation needed]

For administrative purposes, it is divided into two parishes: El Chaparro, which functions as the municipal seat and principal settlement, and Tomás Alfaro Calatrava.[citation needed] The municipality is bordered to the north by Cajigal Municipality, to the south by Miranda Municipality, to the east by Aragua Municipality, and to the west by the adjacent state of Guárico.[citation needed]

Government

The mayor of the Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality is María Agustina Rondón de Salazar, re-elected November 23, 2008, with 66% of the vote.[5] The municipality is divided into two parishes; El Chaparral and Tomás Alfaro Calatrava.[2]

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