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Ayacucho Municipality, Táchira

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Ayacucho Municipality
Municipio Ayacucho
Municipality
Flag of Ayacucho Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Ayacucho Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Táchira
Location in Táchira
Map showing the location of Ayacucho Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Ayacucho Municipality within Venezuela
Ayacucho Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°05′56″N 72°16′57″W / 8.0990001°N 72.2824863°W / 8.0990001; -72.2824863
Country Venezuela
StateTáchira
Municipal seatSan Juan de Colón
Government
 • MayorYoira Vargas De Meza (PSUV)
Area
 • Total
507 km2 (196 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 -> 2019 projection)
 • Total
58,697 -> 62,156
 • Density116/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0277

The Ayacucho Municipality is one of the 29 municipalities that makes up the western Venezuelan state of Táchira and, according to the 2011 Venezuelean census, the municipality had a population of 58,697. The mayor of the municipality is Yoira Vargas De Meza of the PSUV party since June 2025 and the town of Colón is the municipal seat of the Ayacucho Municipality.

Demographics

Based on the 2011 Venezuelan census, The population of the Ayacucho Municipality was 58,697 people, accounting for 4.9% of the total population of the state of Táchira.[1] The majority (81.21%) of the municipality's population is in the town of Colón, the municipal seat.[2]

By June 2019, official projections from the Venezuelan Statistics National Institute estimated the population of Ayacucho as 62,156 people, representing an annual growth rate of 0.72% since 2011 and showing a population density of 122.6 inhabitants/km². However, these projections do not account for the impact of emigration linked to the country's recent economic and political circumstances.[3]

The gender distribution of the population was 49.7% men (29,514) and 50.3% women (29,821). The age distribution showed that the largest segment of the population was aged 15 to 64, comprising 66.9% of the people. Younger people aged 0 to 14 made up 25.5% of the population, while those aged 65 and older accounted for 7.6%. The municipality is mostly urbanized, with 85.5% of inhabitants (50,760) living in urban centers compared to just 14.5% (8,575) in rural areas.[3]

Ethnically, the municipality identified as predominantly White people (59.1%) and Mestizo (39%). Minority groups included 0.6% Afro-Venezuelans, a small indigenous population of 26 individuals, and 1.2% belonging to other ethnic groups. The literacy rate was 93.8%, with 3,068 inhabitants of Ayacucho not able to read or write.[3]

Government

The mayor of the Ayacucho Municipality is Yoira Vargas De Meza of the PSUV party.[4] She was elected in June 2025.[5] The previous mayor, Yonnhy Liscano Quintero of the Democratic Alliance party, was arrested in June 2024.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ayacucho, Rivas Berti, San Pedro del Río.[7][8]

References

  1. "Táchira (State in Venezuela)". CityPopulation.de. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  2. "Urban Localities in Ayacucho (Táchira, Venezuela)". CityPopulation.de. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  3. "Ayacucho (Municipality in Venezuela)". CityPopulation.de. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  4. González, Daniela (10 April 2026). "Alcaldesa Yoira Vargas rindió cuentas de su gestión anual ante el municipio Ayacucho" [Mayor Yoira Vargas Presents Annual Report to the Municipality of Ayacucho]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  5. "En entrevista exclusiva con Diario La Nación y NotiNorteNoticias, conoce quién es Yoira Vargas y cuál es su plan para los primeros 100 días de gobierno al resultar electa como alcalde de Ayacucho" [In an exclusive interview with Diario La Nación and NotiNorteNoticias, learn who Yoira Vargas is and what her plan is for the first 100 days of government after being elected as mayor of Ayacucho.]. La Nación (in Spanish). 28 June 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2026 – via Instagram.
  6. Cobela, Manuel (21 June 2024). "Denuncian la detención de un alcalde opositor en Venezuela" [Venezuelan opposition mayor arrested] (in Spanish). CNN en Español. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  7. "Callejero de Municipio Ayacucho, Estado Táchira" [Street map of Ayacucho Municipality, Táchira State]. Callejero Venezuela (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  8. "Población Total por Sexo, según Municipios y Parróquias - Estado Táchira" [Total Population by Sex, according to Municipalities and Parishes - Táchira State] (in Spanish). University of the Andes. Retrieved 15 May 2026.