Candelaria Municipality, Trujillo

Municipality in Trujillo, Venezuela

Candelaria Municipality Municipio Candelaria
Municipality
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Location in Trujillo
9°37′05″N 70°21′26″W / 9.61806°N 70.35722°W / 9.61806; -70.35722
Country	Venezuela
State	Trujillo
Established	6 August 1988
Municipal seat	Chejendé
Government
• Mayor	Carmen Elena Benítez (PSUV)
Area
• Total	411 km² (159 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	27,811^[1]
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
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Candelaria is one of the 20 municipalities of the state of Trujillo, Venezuela. The municipality occupies an area of 411 km² with a population of 27,811 inhabitants according to the 2011 census.

Parishes

The municipality consists of the following seven parishes, with their capitals listed in parentheses:

Arnoldo Gabaldón (Minas)
Bolivia (Bolivia)
Carrillo (Torococo)
Cegarra (Mitón)
Chejendé (Chejendé)
Manuel Salvador Ulloa (Sabana Grande)
San José (Las Llanadas)

References

^ "Resultados por entidad federal y municipios del Estado Trujillo" (PDF). Censo nacional de población y vivienda 2011. INE. December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.