Andrés Bello Municipality, Miranda
Andrés Bello Municipality
Municipio Andrés Bello | |
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Location in Miranda | |
| Coordinates: 10°16′18″N 66°01′30″W / 10.2717°N 66.025°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | San José de Barlovento |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Albaro Ramón Hidalgo Rudas (PPT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 117.8 km2 (45.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 25,208 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0234 |
| Website | Official website |
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Andrés Bello 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 25,208. The town of San José de Barlovento is the shire town of the Andrés Bello Municipality. The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Andrés Bello Municipality", in honour of the writer Andrés Bello.