Jiménez Municipality, Lara
# Jiménez Municipality, Lara

The Jiménez Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 97,524. The town of Quíbor is the shire town of the Jiménez Municipality.

## Demographics

The Jiménez Municipality, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 100,997 (up from 97,524 in 2007). This amounts to 5.6% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 126.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (328.9/sq mi).

## Government

The mayor of the Jiménez Municipality is Luis Alberto Plaza Paz, elected on October 31, 2004, with 73% of the vote. He replaced Manuel Diaz shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into eight parishes; Juan Bautista Rodríguez, Cuara, Diego de Lozada, Paraíso de San José, San Miguel, Tintorero, José Bernardo Dorante, and Coronel.

