[1] The town of Santa Elena de Arenales is the shire town of the Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality.

[2] The Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,002 (up from 21,496 in 2000).

[3] The municipality's population density is 77.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (202/sq mi).

[4] The mayor of the Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality is Humberto Gómez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 49% of the vote.

[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Obispo Ramos de Lora, Eloy Paredes, and San Rafael de Alcázar.