Crespo Municipality


The Crespo Municipality is one of the nine municipalities 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 49,813. The town of Duaca is the shire town of the Crespo Municipality.

Demographics

The Crespo Municipality, according to a 2011 population census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 49,958. This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is.

Government

The mayor of the Crespo Municipality is Miguel Valecillos Paul, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 83% of the vote. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Fréitez and José María Blanco