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.
Valera
Municipio Valera | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Valera Municipality within the state of Trujillo | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Trujillo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hiroshima Vásquez (PSUV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 240 km2 (90 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 250,000 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Valerano |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Website | www |
The municipality contains six parishes, Juan Ignacio Montilla, La Beatriz, La Puerta, Mendoza del Valle del Momboy, Mercedes Díaz and San Luis.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Territorial Political Division of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics (Venezuela). Retrieved December 13, 2018.