Urdaneta Municipality Municipio Urdaneta
Municipality
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Location in Lara
Urdaneta Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°34′42″N 69°32′12″W / 10.5782733°N 69.5365919°W / 10.5782733; -69.5365919
Country	Venezuela
State	Lara
Municipal seat	Siquisique[*]
Government
• Mayor	Luis Gonzaga Ladino (MVR)
Area
• Total	3,648.0 km2 (1,408.5 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	63,213
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0253
Website	Official website
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Urdaneta is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 63,213.^[1] The town of Siquisique is the municipal seat of the Urdaneta Municipality.^[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Urdaneta Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Rafael Urdaneta.

Demographics

The Urdaneta Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 61,381 (up from 56,063 in 2000). This amounts to 3.5% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 14.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.5/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Urdaneta Municipality is Luis Gonzaga Ladino, elected on October 31, 2004, with 64% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Willians Ereu shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Siquisique, Moroturo, San Miguel, and Xaguas.^[2]