Valera Municipality

Valera
Municipio Valera
Location of Valera Municipality within the state of Trujillo
CountryVenezuela
StateTrujillo
Government
 • MayorHiroshima Vásquez (PSUV)
Area
 • Total
240 km2 (90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
250,000
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
DemonymValerano
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Websitewww.municipiovalera.gov.ve

Valera is one of the twenty municipalities in the Venezuelan state of Trujillo.[2] Its capital is the city of Valera. In the 2011 census, its population was 250,000.[1] It has an area of 240 km2 (93 sq mi), giving it a population density of 567.2 inhabitants per km².

The municipality contains six parishes, Juan Ignacio Montilla, La Beatriz, La Puerta, Mendoza del Valle del Momboy, Mercedes Díaz and San Luis.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Results by federal entity and state municipalities: Trujillo" (PDF). National census of population and housing 2011. National Institute of Statistics (Venezuela). Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Territorial Political Division of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics (Venezuela). Retrieved December 13, 2018.