Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality
Municipio Andrés Eloy Blanco
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Location in Lara
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  Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°38′41″N 69°33′16″W / 9.6447546°N 69.554444°W / 9.6447546; -69.554444 | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Lara |
| Municipal seat | Sanare |
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| • Mayor | Alfredo Antonio Orozco (MVR) |
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| • Total | 838.5 km2 (323.7 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 49,812 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0253 |
| Website | Official website |
The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 49,812.[1] The town of Sanare is the county seat of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan poet Andrés Eloy Blanco.
The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,245 (up from 43,194 in 2000). This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 70.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (182.2/sq mi).[4]
The mayor of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is Alfredo Antonio Orozco, elected on October 31, 2004, with 64% of the vote.[5] He replaced Daniel Quiñonez shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Pío Tamayo, Quebrada Honda de Guache, and Yacambú.[2]
There are 3 parroquias (Spanish for parishes):
Quebrada Honda de Guache
Pío Tamayo
Yacambú
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