Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality
Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality
Municipio Alberto Arvelo Torrealba | |
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Location in Barinas | |
| Coordinates: 8°48′25″N 70°01′22″W / 8.8069°N 70.0228°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Barinas |
| Municipal seat | Sabaneta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aníbal José Chávez Frías (MVR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 875.1 km2 (337.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 41,232 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0273 |
| Website | Official website |
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The Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 41,232. The town of Sabaneta is the County seat of the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality. The municipality is named for Alberto Arvelo Torrealba.