Crespo Municipality

Crespo
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Crespo
Location in Lara
Country	Venezuela
State	Lara
Shiretown	Duaca
Government
- Mayor	Miguel Valecillos Paul (MVR)
Area
- Total	875 km2 (337.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	49,813
- Density	56.9/km2 (147.4/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0253
Website	Official website

The Crespo 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 49,813.^[1] The town of Duaca is the shire town of the Crespo Municipality.^[2]

Demographics

The Crespo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 49,813 (up from 43,407 in 2000). This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 56.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (147.4 /sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Crespo Municipality is Miguel Valecillos Paul, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 83% of the vote.^[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Fréitez and José María Blanco .^[2]

See also

• Duaca
• Lara
• Municipalities of Venezuela

References

1. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip
3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/11/alcaldedis=0&edo=11&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

External links

• crespo-lara.gob.ve (Spanish)