Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality

The '''Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality''' is one of the 18 [[Municipalities of Venezuela|municipalities]] ([[municipio]]s) that makes up the [[Venezuela]]n state of [[Aragua (state)|Aragua]] and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 135,873. The town of [[Santa Rita, Aragua|Santa Rita]] is the [[County seat|shire town]] of the Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality. ==Demographics== The Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 135,873 (up from 118,146 in 2000). This amounts to 8.2% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is {{convert|5661.38|PD/sqkm}}. ==Government== The mayor of the Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality is Raiza Márquez, elected on November 23, 2008 with 56% of the vote. She replaced Hugo R. Peña A. shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into three [[parish]]es; Capital Francisco Linares Alcántara, Francisco de Miranda (separated from Capital Francisco Linares Alcantara parish effective January 30, 1995), and Monseñor Feliciano González (separated from Francisco de Miranda parish effective December 16, 1997). ==See also== *[[Santa Rita, Aragua|Santa Rita]] *[[Aragua (state)|Aragua]] *[[Municipalities of Venezuela]] ==External links== *[http://franciscolinaresalcantara-aragua.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ franciscolinaresalcantara-aragua.gob.ve] {{es icon}} {{coord missing|Venezuela}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Francisco Linares Alcantara Municipality}}