Simón Bolívar Municipality, Miranda
Simón Bolívar Municipality
Municipio Simón Bolívar | |
|---|---|
Location in Miranda | |
| Coordinates: 10°11′02″N 66°44′37″W / 10.1839°N 66.7436°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | San Francisco de Yare |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Justo Hernández (MVR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 114.7 km2 (44.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 40,730 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0239 |
| Website | Official website |
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Simón Bolívar Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 40,730. The town of San Francisco de Yare is the shire town of the Simón Bolívar Municipality. The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Simón Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.