Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality

The Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 41,232.^[1] The town of Sabaneta is the County seat of the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality. The municipality is named for Alberto Arvelo Torrealba.

Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality Municipio Alberto Arvelo Torrealba
Municipality
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Location in Barinas
Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°48′25″N 70°01′22″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Municipal seat	Sabaneta
Government
• Mayor	Aníbal José Chávez Frías (MVR)
Area
• Total	875.1 km2 (337.9 sq mi)
Elevation	147 m (482 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	41,232
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0273
Website	Official website

History

The town of Sabaneta was founded by Juan de Alhama in 1787.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

The main industry in this municipality is the production of sugar.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

The Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 36,363 (up from 33,190 in 2000). This amounts to 4.8% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 47.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (123/sq mi).

Government

The mayor of the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality is Anibal José Chávez Frías, elected on October 31, 2004, with 99% of the vote.^[2] He replaced Noel Zamudia shortly after the elections.^[3] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Sabaneta and Rodríguez Domínguez.