[1] The town of Sabaneta is the County seat of the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality.

[citation needed] The main industry in this municipality is the production of sugar.

The municipality's population density is 47.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (123/sq mi).

The mayor of the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality is Anibal José Chávez Frías, elected on October 31, 2004, with 99% of the vote.

[3] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Sabaneta and Rodríguez Domínguez.