Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality

The Caracciolo Parra Olmedo 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 28,055.[1] The town of Tucaní is the shire town of the Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality.[2]

Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality
Municipio Caracciolo Parra Olmedo
Flag of Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality
Official seal of Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality
Location in Mérida
Location in Mérida
Map showing the location of Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality within Venezuela
Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°58′01″N 71°16′23″W
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Government
  MayorYaritza Giorgina Romero de Camacho (MVR)
Area
  Total689 km2 (266 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total28,055
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0275
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 28,055 (up from 23,220 in 2000). This amounts to 3.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 40.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (105/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality is Yaritza Giorgina Romero de Camacho, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 50% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Caracciolo Parra Olmedo and Florencio Ramírez.[2]

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