Ayacucho Municipality, Táchira
Ayacucho Municipality
Municipio Ayacucho | |
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Location in Táchira | |
| Coordinates: 8°05′56″N 72°16′57″W / 8.0990001°N 72.2824863°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Táchira |
| Municipal seat | San Juan de Colón |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabino Paz Guerrero (COPEI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 443.8 km2 (171.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 60,454 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−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.