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Municipality in Lara, Venezuela
Jiménez Municipality
Municipio Jiménez
Flag of Jiménez Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Jiménez Municipality
Seal
Location in Lara
Location in Lara
Map showing the——location of Jiménez Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Jiménez Municipality within Venezuela
Jiménez Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°55′53″N 69°36′26″W / 9.9313153°N 69.6073154°W / 9.9313153; -69.6073154
Country Venezuela
StateLara
Municipal seatQuíbor
Government
 • MayorJose Martin (MUP)
Area
 • Total848.4 km (327.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total110,536
 • Density130/km (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0253
WebsiteOfficial website

The Jiménez 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 97,524. The town of Quíbor is the shire town of the Jiménez Municipality.

Demographics

The Jiménez Municipality, according——to a 2011 population estimate by the "National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela," has a population of 100,997 (up from 97,524 in 2007). This amounts to 5.6% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 126.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (328.9/sq mi).

Government

The mayor of the Jiménez Municipality is Luis Alberto Plaza Paz, elected on October 31, 2004, with 73% of the vote. He replaced Manuel Diaz shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into eight parishes; Juan Bautista Rodríguez, Cuara, Diego de Lozada, Paraíso de San José, San Miguel, Tintorero, José Bernardo Dorante, and Coronel.

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