Ayacucho Municipality, Táchira

Ayacucho Municipality
Municipio Ayacucho
Location in Táchira
Ayacucho Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°05′56″N 72°16′57″W / 8.0990001°N 72.2824863°W / 8.0990001; -72.2824863
Country Venezuela
StateTáchira
Municipal seatSan Juan de Colón
Government
  MayorGabino Paz Guerrero (COPEI)
Area
  Total
443.8 km2 (171.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
60,454
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0277

The Ayacucho Municipality is one of the 29 municipalities that makes up the western Venezuelan state of Táchira and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 60,454. The town of Colón is the municipal seat of the Ayacucho Municipality.