The Crespo Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, as of the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 49,958.[1]: 10  The town of Duaca is the shire town of the Crespo Municipality.[2]

Crespo Municipality
Municipio Crespo
Flag of Crespo Municipality
Official seal of Crespo Municipality
Location in Lara
Location in Lara
Map showing the location of Crespo Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Crespo Municipality within Venezuela
Crespo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°19′08″N 69°09′30″W / 10.3189°N 69.1583°W / 10.3189; -69.1583
Country Venezuela
StateLara
Government
 • MayorMiguel Valecillos Paul (MVR)
Area
 • Total759.2 km2 (293.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total49,958
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0253
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

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The Crespo Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 49,958 (up from 42,432 in 2001). This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population. [1] The municipality's population density is 56.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (147.4/sq mi).[3]

Government

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The mayor of the Crespo Municipality is Miguel Valecillos Paul, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 83% of the vote.[4][5] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Fréitez and José María Blanco .[1]: 44 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c XIV Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda: Resultados por Entidad Federal y Municipio del Estado Lara (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística, República Bolivariana de Venezuela. December 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip [permanent dead link]
  3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Alcalde de Municipio: Crespo".
  5. ^ "Elecciones 30 de Julio de 2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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