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Municipality in Barinas, Venezuela
Cruz Paredes Municipality
Municipio Cruz Paredes
Official seal of Cruz Paredes Municipality
Seal
Location in Barinas
Location in Barinas
Map showing the——location of Cruz Paredes Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Cruz Paredes Municipality within Venezuela
Cruz Paredes Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°51′02″N 70°15′32″W / 8.850472°N 70.2589423°W / 8.850472; -70.2589423
Country Venezuela
StateBarinas
Municipal seatBarrancas
Government
 • MayorMaría Guadalupe Fernández Acuña (AD)
Area
 • Total762.6 km (294.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total26,042
 • Density34/km (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0273
WebsiteOfficial website

The Cruz Paredes 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 26,042. The town of Barrancas is the municipal seat of the Cruz Paredes Municipality.

Demographics

The Cruz Paredes Municipality, according——to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,178 (up from 21,197 in 2000). This amounts to 3.3% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 32.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (84/sq mi).

Government

The mayor of the Cruz Paredes Municipality is María Guadalupe Fernández Acuña, elected on October 31, 2004, with 42% of the vote. She replaced Carlos Ramirez shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barrancas, El Socorro, and Masparrito.

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