The Aricagua Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality had a population of 4,564.[1] The town of Aricagua is the shire town of the Aricagua Municipality.[2]
Aricagua Municipality
Municipio Aricagua
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Location in Mérida
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  Aricagua Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°13′33″N 71°08′40″W / 8.225698°N 71.144577°W / 8.225698; -71.144577 | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Mérida |
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| • Mayor | Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas (AD) |
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| • Total | 790 km2 (310 sq mi) |
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| • Total | 4,564 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0274 |
| Website | Official website |
The Aricagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, had a population of 4,564 (up from 4,514 in 2000). This amounted to 0.5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi).[4]
The mayor of the Aricagua Municipality is Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 59% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Aricagua and San Antonio.[2]
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