Diego Ibarra Municipality

The Diego Ibarra Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 104,536. ^[1] The town of Mariara is the shire town of the Diego Ibarra Municipality.^[2]

Diego Ibarra

Diego Ibarra Municipality Municipio Diego Ibarra
Municipality
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Location in Carabobo
Diego Ibarra Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°17′35″N 67°42′01″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Carabobo
Municipal seat	Mariara
Government
• Mayor	Roger Martinez (PSUV)
Area
• Total	79 km2 (31 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	104,536
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0243

Demographics

The Diego Ibarra Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 110,131 (up from 96,983 in 2000). This amounts to 4.9% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 1,394.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,610.6/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Diego Ibarra Municipality is Roger Martinez, elected on November 23, 2008, with 50% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Rafael Ruiz Manrique shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Aguas Calientes and Mariara.^[2]

See also

• Municipalities of Venezuela