Urdaneta Municipality, Aragua

Urdaneta Municipality
Municipio Urdaneta
Location in Aragua
Urdaneta Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°32′13″N 66°43′37″W / 9.5369°N 66.7269°W / 9.5369; -66.7269
Country Venezuela
StateAragua
Government
  MayorSotero González (COPEI)
Area
  Total
2,035.3 km2 (785.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
21,271
  Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0246
WebsiteOfficial website

Urdaneta is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 21,271. The town of Barbacoas is the shire town of the Urdaneta Municipality.