Libertador Municipality Municipio Libertador | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location inMérida | |
.svg)  Libertador Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates:8°36′N71°09′W / 8.6°N 71.15°W /8.6; -71.15 | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Mérida |
| Municipal seat | Mérida |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nelson Alvarez (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 803 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 232,011 |
| • Density | 289/km2 (748/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0274 |
| Website | Official website |
TheLibertador Municipality is one of the 23municipalities (municipios) that makes up theVenezuelan state ofMérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 232,011.[1] The city ofMérida is theshire town of the Libertador Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Libertador Municipality", in honour of Venezuelan independence heroSimón Bolívar.