Motatán Municipality

Coordinates: 9°23′35″N 70°35′36″W / 9.39306°N 70.59333°W / 9.39306; -70.59333
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Motatán Municipality
Municipio Motatán
Flag of Motatán Municipality
Official seal of Motatán Municipality
Location in Trujillo
Location in Trujillo
Motatán Municipality is located in Venezuela
Motatán Municipality
Motatán Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°23′35″N 70°35′36″W / 9.39306°N 70.59333°W / 9.39306; -70.59333
Country Venezuela
StateTrujillo
Municipal seatMotatán
Government
 • MayorElmer David Palma (PSUV)
Area
 • Total115 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation
332 m (1,089 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total20,162[1]
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)

Motatán is one of the 20 municipalities of the state of Trujillo, Venezuela. The municipality occupies an area of 115 km2 with a population of 20,162 inhabitants according to the 2011 census.

Parishes[edit]

The municipality consists of the following three parishes:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Resultados por entidad federal y municipios del Estado Trujillo" (PDF). Censo nacional de población y vivienda 2011. INE. December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2021.