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17-541: The Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities ( municipios ) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 244,728. The town of Puerto La Cruz is the shire town of the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality. The municipality is named for

34-592: A governor but instead a Head of Government of the Capital District which is appointed by the President of the Republic. Since August 2009 the municipality publishes a newspaper, Ciudad CCS . The Libertador Municipality comprised 22 parishes out of the 32 that contains Caracas The Libertador Municipality represents only 0.22% of the countrywide territory but is home to more than 2 million people and represents half of

51-6554: A metropolitan area; the rest of the city is covered by four adjacent municipalities in Miranda state: Baruta, Chacao, el Hatillo and Sucre ) Amazonas [ edit ] Alto Orinoco ( La Esmeralda ) Atabapo ( San Fernando de Atabapo ) Atures ( Puerto Ayacucho ) Autana ( Isla Ratón ) Manapiare ( San Juan de Manapiare ) Maroa ( Maroa ) Río Negro ( San Carlos de Río Negro ) Anzoátegui [ edit ] Anaco ( Anaco ) Aragua ( Aragua de Barcelona ) Diego Bautista Urbaneja ( Lechería ) Fernando de Peñalver ( Puerto Píritu ) Francisco del Carmen Carvajal ( Valle de Guanape ) Francisco de Miranda ( Pariaguán ) Guanta ( Guanta ) Independencia ( Soledad ) José Gregorio Monagas ( Mapire ) Juan Antonio Sotillo ( Puerto la Cruz ) Juan Manuel Cajigal ( Onoto ) Libertad ( San Mateo ) Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual ( Clarines ) Pedro María Freites ( Cantaura ) Píritu ( Píritu ) San José de Guanipa ( San José de Guanipa / El Tigrito ) San Juan de Capistrano ( Boca de Uchire ) Santa Ana ( Santa Ana ) Simón Bolívar ( Barcelona ) Simón Rodríguez ( El Tigre ) Sir Artur McGregor ( El Chaparro ) Apure [ edit ] Achaguas ( Achaguas ) Biruaca ( Biruaca ) Muñoz ( Bruzual ) Páez ( Guasdualito ) Pedro Camejo ( San Juan de Payara ) Rómulo Gallegos ( Elorza ) San Fernando ( San Fernando de Apure ) Aragua [ edit ] Bolívar ( San Mateo ) Camatagua ( Camatagua ) Francisco Linares Alcántara ( Santa Rita ) Girardot ( Maracay ) José Angel Lamas ( Santa Cruz ) José Félix Ribas ( La Victoria ) José Rafael Revenga ( El Consejo ) Libertador ( Palo Negro ) Mario Briceño Iragorry ( El Limón ) Ocumare de la Costa de Oro ( Ocumare de la Costa ) San Casimiro ( San Casimiro ) San Sebastián ( San Sebastián ) Santiago Mariño ( Turmero ) Santos Michelena ( Las Tejerías ) Sucre ( Cagua ) Tovar ( Colonia Tovar ) Urdaneta ( Barbacoas ) Zamora ( Villa de Cura ) Barinas [ edit ] Alberto Arvelo Torrealba ( Sabaneta ) Andrés Eloy Blanco ( El Cantón ) Antonio José de Sucre ( Socopó ) Arismendi ( Arismendi ) Barinas ( Barinas ) Bolívar ( Barinitas ) Cruz Paredes ( Barrancas ) Ezequiel Zamora ( Santa Bárbara ) Obispos ( Obispos ) Pedraza ( Ciudad Bolivia ) Rojas ( Libertad ) Sosa ( Ciudad de Nutrias ) Bolívar [ edit ] Caroní ( Ciudad Guayana ) Cedeño ( Caicara del Orinoco ) El Callao ( El Callao ) Gran Sabana ( Santa Elena de Uairén ) Heres ( Ciudad Bolívar ) Padre Pedro Chien ( El Palmar ) Piar ( Upata ) Raúl Leoni ( Ciudad Piar ) Roscio ( Guasipati ) Sifontes ( Tumeremo ) Sucre ( Maripa ) Carabobo [ edit ] Bejuma ( Bejuma ) Carlos Arvelo ( Güigüe ) Diego Ibarra ( Mariara ) Guacara ( Guacara ) Juan José Mora ( Morón ) Libertador ( Tocuyito ) Los Guayos ( Los Guayos ) Miranda ( Miranda ) Montalbán ( Montalbán ) Naguanagua ( Naguanagua ) Puerto Cabello ( Puerto Cabello ) San Diego ( San Diego ) San Joaquín ( San Joaquín ) Valencia ( Valencia ) Cojedes [ edit ] Anzoátegui ( Cojedes ) Falcón ( Tinaquillo ) Girardot ( El Baúl ) Lima Blanco ( Macapo ) Pao de San Juan Bautista ( El Pao ) Ricaurte ( Libertad ) Rómulo Gallegos ( Las Vegas ) San Carlos ( San Carlos ) Tinaco ( Tinaco ) Delta Amacuro [ edit ] Antonio Díaz ( Curiapo ) Casacoima ( Sierra Imataca ) Pedernales ( Pedernales ) Tucupita ( Tucupita ) Falcón [ edit ] Acosta ( San Juan de los Cayos ) Bolívar ( San Luis ) Buchivacoa ( Capatárida ) Cacique Manaure ( Yaracal ) Carirubana ( Punto Fijo ) Colina ( La Vela de Coro ) Dabajuro ( Dabajuro ) Democracia ( Pedregal ) Falcón Municipality, Falcón ( Pueblo Nuevo ) Federación ( Churuguara ) Jacura ( Jacura ) Los Taques ( Santa Cruz de Los Taques ) Mauroa ( Mene de Mauroa ) Miranda ( Santa Ana de Coro ) Monseñor Iturriza ( Chichiriviche ) Palmasola ( Palmasola ) Petit ( Cabure ) Píritu ( Píritu ) San Francisco Municipality, Falcón ( Mirimire ) Silva ( Tucacas ) Sucre ( La Cruz de Taratara ) Tocopero ( Tocopero ) Unión ( Santa Cruz de Bucaral ) Urumaco ( Urumaco ) Zamora ( Puerto Cumarebo ) Guárico [ edit ] Camaguán ( Camaguán ) Chaguaramas ( Chaguaramas ) El Socorro ( El Socorro ) Francisco de Miranda ( Calabozo ) José Félix Ribas ( Tucupido ) José Tadeo Monagas ( Altagracia de Orituco ) Juan Germán Roscio ( San Juan de los Morros ) Julián Mellado ( El Sombrero ) Las Mercedes ( Las Mercedes del Llano ) Leonardo Infante ( Valle de la Pascua ) Ortiz ( Ortiz ) Pedro Zaraza ( Zaraza ) San Gerónimo de Guayabal ( Guayabal ) San José de Guaribe ( San José de Guaribe ) Santa María de Ipire ( Santa María de Ipire ) Lara [ edit ] Andrés Eloy Blanco ( Sanare ) Crespo ( Duaca ) Iribarren ( Barquisimeto ) Jiménez ( Quíbor ) Morán ( El Tocuyo ) Palavecino ( Cabudare ) Simón Planas ( Sarare ) Torres ( Carora ) Urdaneta ( Siquisique ) Mérida [ edit ] Alberto Adriani ( El Vigía ) Andrés Bello ( La Azulita ) Antonio Pinto Salinas ( Santa Cruz de Mora ) Aricagua ( Aricagua ) Arzobispo Chacón ( Canagua ) Campo Elías ( Ejido ) Caracciolo Parra Olmedo ( Tucaní ) Cardenal Quintero ( Santo Domingo ) Guaraque ( Guaraque ) Julio César Salas ( Arapuey ) Justo Briceño ( Torondoy ) Libertador ( Mérida ) Miranda ( Timotes ) Obispo Ramos de Lora ( Santa Elena de Arenales ) Padre Noguera ( Santa María de Caparo ) Pueblo Llano ( Pueblo Llano ) Rangel ( Mucuchíes ) Rivas Dávila ( Bailadores ) Santos Marquina ( Tabay ) Sucre ( Lagunillas ) Tovar ( Tovar ) Tulio Febres Cordero ( Nueva Bolivia ) Zea ( Zea ) Miranda [ edit ] Acevedo ( Caucagua ) Andrés Bello ( San José de Barlovento ) Baruta ( Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Baruta ), part of

68-780: Is located in the mid-north of the country surrounded by the mountain El Ávila which is part of the Venezuelan central range . It borders by the north with the Vargas State, by the south and east with the Baruta Municipality of the Miranda State and by the west with the Aragua State . The Municipality includes the Los Chaguaramos neighborhood. The climate is characteristically tropical with

85-659: Is on Wikidata Libertador Bolivarian Municipality Libertador is one of the smallest municipalities in Venezuela, with a total area of 438 square kilometres (169 sq mi). It is the largest in terms of population, with approximately 2.1 million inhabitants. In this municipality is home to the Miraflores presidential palace , the Federal Legislative Palace , the National Electoral Council ,

102-526: The States of Venezuela . There are 335 municipalities dividing the 23 states and the Capital District . [REDACTED] The 335 municipalities in Venezuela (Esequibo not included) Municipalities and their seats by federal entity [ edit ] Capital District [ edit ] Libertador Bolivarian Municipality ( Caracas Libertador covers about half of the city of Caracas, officially

119-511: The "Santa Cruz" (Holy Cross) were adopted as the main religious identities of the town. On 8 November of every year since then is celebrated as the "Dia de la Virgen del Amparo" (Day of the Virgin of Amparo) and 3 May as the "Dia de la Santa Cruz" (Day of the Holy Cross). In 1868, the first Church was built and the name of the town was changed to Puerto de la Santa Cruz (Port of the Holy Cross), but as

136-518: The Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality is former MLB player Magglio Ordóñez , elected on 8 December 2013 with 52% of the vote. He replaced Nelson Moreno Mierez shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Puerto La Cruz and Pozuelos. This article related to a location in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Municipalities of Venezuela From Misplaced Pages,

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170-563: The main offices of PDVSA and CANTV , the Central Bank of Venezuela and the public ministry. It was first established in 1901 under the name of Libertador Department; with the Department of Vargas (now Vargas Municipality , it formed the Federal District of Venezuela . In 1986, its name was changed to Libertador District. Following the creation of the Vargas State in 1998, it became

187-620: The metropolitan area of Caracas Brión ( Higuerote ) Buroz ( Mamporal ) Carrizal ( Carrizal ) Chacao ( Chacao ), part of the metropolitan area of Caracas Cristóbal Rojas ( Charallave ) El Hatillo ( El Hatillo ), part of the metropolitan area of Caracas Guaicaipuro ( Los Teques ) Independencia ( Santa Teresa del Tuy ) Lander ( Ocumare del Tuy ) Los Salias ( San Antonio de los Altos ) Páez ( Río Chico ) Paz Castillo ( Santa Lucía ) Pedro Gual ( Cúpira ) Plaza ( Guarenas ) Simón Bolívar ( San Francisco de Yare ) Sucre ( Petare ), part of

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204-5779: The metropolitan area of Caracas Urdaneta ( Cúa ) Zamora ( Guatire ) Monagas [ edit ] Acosta ( San Antonio de Capayacuar ) Aguasay ( Aguasay ) Bolívar ( Caripito ) Caripe ( Caripe ) Cedeño ( Caicara de Maturín ) Ezequiel Zamora ( Punta de Mata ) Libertador ( Temblador ) Maturín ( Maturín ) Piar ( Aragua de Maturín ) Punceres ( Quiriquire ) Santa Bárbara ( Santa Bárbara ) Sotillo ( Barrancas del Orinoco ) Uracoa ( Uracoa ) Nueva Esparta [ edit ] Antolín del Campo ( Plaza Paraguachi ) Arismendi ( La Asunción ) Díaz ( San Juan Bautista ) García ( El Valle del Espíritu Santo ) Gómez ( Santa Ana ) Maneiro ( Pampatar ) Marcano ( Juan Griego ) Mariño ( Porlamar ) Macanao Peninsula ( Boca del Río ) Tubores ( Punta de Piedras ) Villalba ( San Pedro de Coche ) Portuguesa [ edit ] Agua Blanca ( Agua Blanca ) Araure ( Araure ) Esteller ( Píritu ) Guanare ( Guanare ) Guanarito ( Guanarito ) Monseñor José Vicente de Unda ( Paraíso de Chabasquén ) Ospino ( Ospino ) Páez ( Acarigua ) Papelón ( Papelon ) San Genaro de Boconoito ( Boconoito ) San Rafael de Onoto ( San Rafael de Onoto ) Santa Rosalía ( El Playón ) Sucre ( Biscucuy ) Turén ( Villa Bruzual ) Sucre [ edit ] Andrés Eloy Blanco ( Casanay ) Andrés Mata ( San José de Aerocuar ) Arismendi ( Río Caribe ) Benítez ( El Pilar ) Bermúdez ( Carúpano ) Bolívar ( Marigüitar ) Cajigal ( Yaguaraparo ) Cruz Salmerón Acosta ( Araya ) Libertador ( Tunapuy ) Mariño ( Irapa ) Mejía ( San Antonio del Golfo ) Montes ( Cumanacoa ) Ribero ( Cariaco ) Sucre ( Cumaná ) Valdez ( Güiria ) Táchira [ edit ] Andres Bello ( Cordero ) Antonio Romulo Costa ( Las Mesas ) Ayacucho ( Colon ) Bolívar ( San Antonio del Táchira ) Cardenas ( Táriba ) Cordoba ( Santa Ana del Tachira ) Fernandez Feo ( San Rafael del Piñal ) Francisco de Miranda ( San Jose de Bolivar ) Garcia de Hevia ( La Fria ) Guasimos ( Palmira ) Independencia ( Capacho Nuevo ) Jauregui ( La Grita ) Jose Maria Vargas ( El Cobre ) Junín ( Rubio ) Libertad ( Capacho Viejo ) Libertador ( Abejales ) Lobatera ( Lobatera ) Michelena ( Michelena ) Panamericano ( Coloncito ) Pedro Maria Ureña ( Ureña ) Rafael Urdaneta ( Delicias ) Samuel Dario Maldonado ( La Tendida ) San Cristobal ( San Cristóbal ) San Judas Tadeo ( Umuquena ) Seboruco ( Seboruco ) Simón Rodríguez ( San Simon ) Sucre ( Queniquea ) Torbes (San Josecito) Uribante ( Pregonero ) Trujillo [ edit ] Andrés Bello ( Santa Isabel ) Boconó ( Boconó ) Bolívar ( Sabana Grande ) Candelaria ( Chejendé ) Carache ( Carache ) Escuque ( Escuque ) José Felipe Márquez Cañizales ( El Paradero ) José Vicente Campo Elías ( Campo Elías ) La Ceiba ( Santa Apolonia ) Miranda ( El Dividive ) Monte Carmelo ( Monte Carmelo ) Motatán ( Motatán ) Pampán ( Pampán ) Pampanito (Pampanito) Rafael Rangel ( Betijoque ) San Rafael de Carvajal ( Carvajal ) Sucre ( Sabana de Mendoza ) Trujillo ( Trujillo ) Urdaneta ( La Quebrada ) Valera ( Valera ) Vargas [ edit ] Vargas ( La Guaira ) Yaracuy [ edit ] Aristides Bastidas ( San Pablo ) Bolivar ( Aroa ) Bruzual ( Chivacoa ) Cocorote ( Cocorote ) Independencia ( Independencia ) Jose Antonio Paez ( Sabana de Parra ) La Trinidad ( Boraure ) Manuel Monge ( Yumare ) Nirgua ( Nirgua ) Peña ( Yaritagua ) San Felipe ( San Felipe ) Sucre ( Guama ) Urachiche ( Urachiche ) Veroes ( Farriar ). Zulia [ edit ] Almirante Padilla ( El Toro ) Baralt ( San Timoteo, Venezuela  [ es ] ) Cabimas ( Cabimas ) Catatumbo ( Encontrados ) Colón ( San Carlos del Zulia ) Francisco Javier Pulgar ( Pueblo Nuevo / El Chivo) Jesús Enrique Lossada ( La Concepción ) Jesús María Semprún ( Casigua el Cubo ) La Cañada de Urdaneta ( Concepción ) Lagunillas ( Ciudad Ojeda ) Machiques de Perijá ( Machiques ) Mara ( San Rafael del Moján ) Maracaibo ( Maracaibo ) Miranda ( Los Puertos de Altagracia ) Páez ( Sinamaica ) Rosario de Perijá ( La Villa del Rosario ) San Francisco ( San Francisco ) Santa Rita ( Santa Rita ) Simón Bolívar ( Tía Juana ) Sucre ( Bobures ) Valmore Rodríguez ( Bachaquero ) References [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Municipalities in Venezuela . v t e Articles on second-level administrative divisions of South American countries Argentina departments partidos Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Table of administrative country subdivisions by country Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Municipalities_of_Venezuela&oldid=1220916707 " Categories : Municipalities of Venezuela Lists of administrative divisions Subdivisions of Venezuela Second-level administrative divisions by country Venezuela geography-related lists Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles lacking sources from December 2009 All articles lacking sources Commons category link

221-476: The municipality as the historical centre of the city is there. Informal commerce is also predominant in the area. The Venezuelan constitution specifies that the municipal governments are divided by executive ; governed by the mayor, and legislative branches; governed by the municipal council comprising thirteen members, both offices are elected through universal and secret suffrage. The Libertador Municipality does not belong to any state therefore it doesn't have

238-611: The nineteenth century Venezuelan military leader Juan Antonio Sotillo . The history of Puerto La Cruz began when the Spanish conquerors arrived to Venezuela. In 1780, the Christian Mission of Pozuelos (Pozuelos means small wells) was founded, with natives being the majority of the population. On 9 April 1862, a group of 26 families from Margarita Island decided to settle in Pozuelos Bay. The "Virgen del Amparo" (Virgin of Amparo) and

255-584: The sole administrative division of the Federal District. Under the 1999 constitution, the Federal District ceased to exist and the Capital District was created. Under the new terms of administrative divisions, Libertador became a municipality, consisting of 22 parishes . In 2000, the Metropolitan District of Caracas was formed from Libertador and four other municipalities: Baruta , Chacao , El Hatillo , and Sucre . The Libertador Municipality

272-468: The temperature varying according to the altitude with an annual temperature of 24 to 28 °C (75 to 82 °F) being the warmest of the five municipalities that forms Caracas. The vast majority of the population works for the public sector. It is also the most important commercial centre of the country since the Central Bank of Venezuela is located there. Tourism is the next largest economic activity in

289-429: The years passed people got used to calling it just "Puerto La Cruz". The Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 247,979 (up from 217,182 in 2000). This amounts to 16.8% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 1,016.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,632.2/sq mi). The mayor of

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