The Morán Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes 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 128,674.[1] The town of El Tocuyo is the shire town of the Morán Municipality.[2]
Morán Municipality
Municipio Morán | |
|---|---|
 Flag Municipio-ESCUDO.jpg) Coat of arms | |
 Location in Lara | |
.svg)  Morán Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°42′18″N 69°51′58″W / 9.705°N 69.8661°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Lara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Félix Linares Pérez (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,352.1 km2 (908.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 128,674 |
| • Density | 54.706/km2 (141.69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0253 |
| Website | Official website |
History
editThe town of El Tocuyo was founded by Juan de Carvajal in 1545 on the banks of the Tocuyo River and it was the administrative capital of Venezuela from 1546 to 1548. Its original name was Nuestra Señora de la Pura y Limpia Concepción del Tocuyo.
Geography
editThe surrounding area has good soil and an ideal climate for agriculture, dry and warm with plenty of water available from the Tocuyo River. The area has been occupied for over 20,000 years. When the Spanish arrived they found the "Gayones" Indians, who inhabited this valley, sowing corn and other agricultural products as cotton and yucca. After the Spanish came, sugar cane was, for centuries, the biggest crop; but since 1980 vegetables such as tomatoes, onions, chiles, and potatoes are taking its place.
Demographics
editThe Morán Municipality, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 123,880 (up from 115,166 in 2000). This amounts to 7.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 57.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (149.4/sq mi).[4]
Government
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls [permanent dead link]
- 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Censos de población y vivienda". Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Alcalde de Municipio - MORAN". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Elecciones 30 de julio de 2000 directorio de alcaldes electos" [Elections July 30, 2000 directory of elected mayors] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
External links
edit- moran-lara.gob.ve (in Spanish)
- "Historia de Venezuela para nosotros: El Tocuyo" Fundación Empresas Polar (in Spanish)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220628/http://www.eltocuyo.8m.com/ (in Spanish)
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