Cruz Paredes Municipality

The Cruz Paredes 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 26,042.^[1] The town of Barrancas is the municipal seat of the Cruz Paredes Municipality.^[2]

Cruz Paredes Municipality Municipio Cruz Paredes
Municipality
Seal
Location in Barinas
Cruz Paredes Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°51′02″N 70°15′32″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Municipal seat	Barrancas[*]
Government
• Mayor	Henry Maldonado Paredes (MUD)
Area
• Total	762.6 km2 (294.4 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	26,042
• Density	34.15/km2 (88.45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0273
Website	Official website

Demographics

The Cruz Paredes Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,178 (up from 21,197 in 2000). This amounts to 3.3% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 32.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (84/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Cruz Paredes Municipality is María Guadalupe Fernández Acuña, elected on October 31, 2004, with 42% of the vote.^[5] She replaced Carlos Ramirez shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barrancas, El Socorro, and Masparrito.^[2]