Simón Bolívar Municipality, Miranda

Simón Bolívar Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 40,730.^[1] The town of San Francisco de Yare is the shire town of the Simón Bolívar Municipality.^[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Simón Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

Simón Bolívar Municipality Municipio Simón Bolívar
Municipality
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Location in Miranda
Simón Bolívar Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°11′02″N 66°44′37″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Municipal seat	San Francisco de Yare
Government
• Mayor	Saúl Yánez (PSUV)
Area
• Total	114.7 km2 (44.3 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	40,730
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	Official website

Demographics

The Simón Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 40,730 (up from 34,454 in 2000). This amounts to 1.4% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 310.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (805.3/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Simón Bolívar Municipality is Justo Hernández, elected on October 31, 2004, with 32% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Armando Vargas shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; San Francisco de Yare and San Antonio de Yare.^[2]