Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, Barinas
Ezequiel Zamora Municipality
Municipio Ezequiel Zamora | |
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 Seal | |
 Location in Barinas | |
.svg)  Ezequiel Zamora Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 7°45′31″N 71°03′54″W / 7.7586°N 71.065°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Barinas |
| Municipal seat | Santa Bárbara[*] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Derwin Sandoval Díaz PSUV |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,994.0 km2 (1,542.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 53,580 |
| • Density | 13.42/km2 (34.75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| 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]
References
- ^ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ^ a b "MUNICIPIO EZEQUIEL ZAMORA" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-01-24.
- ^ "Proyecciones de población por año, según sexo y municipio, 2000 - 2010" [Population projections by year, by sex and municipality, 2000 - 2010]. www.ine.gob.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ^ "Densidad poblacional según municipio, 2007" [Population density by municipality, 2007]. www.ine.gob.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ^ "Alcalde de Municipio Zamora" [Mayor of the Municipality of Zamora]. cne.gob.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Elecciones 30 de Julio de 2000 Directorio de Acaldes Electos" [Elections July 30, 2000 - Directory of Elected Mayors] (PDF). Consejo Nacional Electoral (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
External links
- ezequielzamora-barinas.gob.ve (in Spanish)
- Síntesis Estadística Archived from the original 2019-04-03