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Municipality in Mérida, Venezuela From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Campo Elías Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities
Campo Elías Municipality
Municipio Campo Elías | |
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![]() Location in Mérida | |
Coordinates: 8°27′00″N 71°17′00″W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Mérida |
Municipal seat | Ejido |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jesús Antonio Abreu Uzcátegui (MVR) |
Area | |
• Total | 609 km2 (235 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 100,192 |
• Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0274 |
Website | Official website |
(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 100,192.[1] The town of Ejido is the shire town of the Campo Elías Municipality.[2]
The Campo Elías Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 100,192 (up from 84,476 in 2000). This amounts to 11.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 164.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (426/sq mi).[4]
The mayor of the Campo Elías Municipality is Jesús Antonio Abreu Uzcátegui, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Fernández Peña, Matriz, Montalbán, Acequias, Jají, La Mesa, and San José del Sur.[2]