The Andrés Bello Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 14,029.http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls The town of La Azulita is the shire town of the Andrés Bello Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Andrés Bello Municipality", in honour of the writer Andrés Bello.
Demographics The Andrés Bello Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 14,029 (up from 11,962 in 2000). This amounts to 1.7% of the state's population.http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls The municipality's population density is .http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
Government The mayor of the Andrés Bello Municipality is Maria Elena Villasmil, elected on November 21, 2021, with 55% of the vote. The municipality is divided into one Parish (Capital Andrés Bello).
See also La Azulita Mérida Municipalities of Venezuela
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