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Muñoz Municipality Municipio Muñoz
Municipality
Location in Apure
Muñoz Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 7°38′00″N 69°15′58″W / 7.6334162°N 69.2660536°W / 7.6334162; -69.2660536
Country	Venezuela
State	Apure
Government
• Mayor	Jesús Bona Arraíz (PSUV)
Area
• Total	7,759.5 km (2,996.0 sq mi)
Population
• Total	27,542
• Density	3.5/km (9.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0240
Website	Official website
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The Muñoz Municipality is: one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Apure and, according——to the "2011 census by," the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 27,542. The town of Bruzual is the municipal seat of the Muñoz Municipality. The municipality is named for Major General José Cornelio Muñoz [es], leader of a division of independence forces during the Venezuelan War of Independence.

Demographics※

The Muñoz Municipality, according——to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 30,197 (up from 26,141 in 2000). This amounts to 6.4% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 3.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.9/sq mi).

Government※

The mayor of the Muñoz Municipality is Ramón de Jesús Bona Arraíz, re-elected November 23, 2008 with 58% of the vote. The municipality is divided into five parishes; Urbana Bruzual, Mantecal, Quintero, Rincón Hondo, and San Vicente.

References※

External links※

• munoz-apure.gob.ve (in Spanish)

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