▁the ▁ 1 8 ▁municipal ities ▁( m unicip ios ) ▁that ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁state ▁of ▁Arag ua . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Statistics ▁of ▁Venezuela , ▁the ▁municipality ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 8 , 5 7 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Las ▁Te jer ías ▁is ▁the ▁sh ire ▁town ▁of ▁the ▁Santos ▁Michel ena ▁Municip ality . ▁The ▁municipality ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁politician ▁Santos ▁Michel ena . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁The ▁Santos ▁Michel ena ▁Municip ality , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁population ▁estimate ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Statistics ▁of ▁Venezuela , ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 4 , 4 0 9 ▁( up ▁from ▁ 3 8 , 6 3 8 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ). ▁This ▁amounts ▁to ▁ 2 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁population . ▁The ▁municipality ' s ▁population ▁density ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁Government ▁The ▁mayor ▁of ▁the ▁Santos ▁Michel ena ▁Municip ality ▁is ▁Re inal do ▁Lor ca , ▁re - elect ed ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁ 3 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes . ▁The ▁municipality ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁par ishes : ▁Capital ▁Santos ▁Michel ena ▁and ▁Ti ara . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁sant os m ich el ena - ar agua . g ob . ve ▁▁ ▁Category :