Bolívar Municipality, Yaracuy

Bolívar Municipality
Municipio Bolívar
Location in Yaracuy
Bolívar Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°27′24″N 68°53′16″W / 10.4567°N 68.8878°W / 10.4567; -68.8878
Country Venezuela
StateYaracuy
Government
  MayorDavid Fares Páez (MVR)
Area
  Total
840.4 km2 (324.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
25,926
  Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)

Bolívar Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities of the state of Yaracuy, Venezuela. The municipality is located in northwestern Yaracuy, occupying an area of 1087 km ² with a population of 25,926 inhabitants in 2001. The capital lies at Aroa, which was founded to serve the Aroa mines, now defunct.