Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, Lara

The Andrés Eloy Blanco 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 49,812. The town of Sanare is the county seat of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality. The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan poet Andrés Eloy Blanco.

Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality
Municipio Andrés Eloy Blanco
Municipality
Location in Lara
Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°38′41″N 69°33′16″W
Country Venezuela
StateLara
Municipal seatSanare
Government
  MayorAlfredo Antonio Orozco (MVR)
Area
  Total838.5 km2 (323.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total49,812
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0253
WebsiteOfficial website
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