Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, Barinas

Ezequiel Zamora
Municipality
Municipio Ezequiel Zamora

Location in Barinas
Country  Venezuela
State Barinas
Shiretown Santa Bárbara
Government
 • Mayor Levid Emilio Méndez (MVR)
Area
 • Total 4,042 km2 (1,561 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 53,580
 • Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0278
Website Official website

The Ezequiel Zamora Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 53,580. [1] The town of Santa Bárbara is the shire town of the Ezequiel Zamora Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for the 19th century Venezuelan soldier Ezequiel Zamora.

Demographics

The Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 51,436 (up from 43,367 in 2000). This amounts to 6.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 12.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (33/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Ezequiel Zamora Municipality is Levid Emilio Méndez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 38% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Santa Bárbara, José Ignacio del Pumar, Pedro Briceño Méndez, and Ramón Ignacio Méndez.[2]

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Coordinates: 8°00′39″N 70°58′33″W / 8.01083°N 70.97583°W / 8.01083; -70.97583


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