Campo Elías Municipality


The Campo Elías Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 100,192. The town of Ejido is the shire town of the Campo Elías Municipality.

Demographics

The Campo Elías Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 100,192. This amounts to 11.9% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is.

Government

The mayor of the Campo Elías Municipality is Jesús Antonio Abreu Uzcátegui, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote. The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Fernández Peña, Matriz, Montalbán, Acequias, Jají, La Mesa, and San José del Sur.