Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality

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The Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 25,002.^[1] The town of Santa Elena de Arenales is the shire town of the Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality.^[2]

Demographics

The Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,002 (up from 21,496 in 2000). This amounts to 2.96% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 77.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (202/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality is Humberto Gómez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 49% of the vote.^[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Obispo Ramos de Lora, Eloy Paredes, and San Rafael de Alcázar.^[2]

See also

• Santa Elena de Arenales
• Mérida
• Municipalities of Venezuela

References