Campo Elías Municipality
Campo Elías Municipality
Municipio Campo Elías | |
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Location in Mérida | |
| Coordinates: 8°27′00″N 71°17′00″W / 8.45°N 71.2833°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Mérida |
| Municipal seat | Ejido |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Simón Figueroa |
| Area | |
• Total | 609 km2 (235 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 100,192 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0274 |
| Website | Official website |
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The Campo Elías 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 100,192. The town of Ejido is the shire town of the Campo Elías Municipality.