Urdaneta is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 63,213.

[1] The municipality's population density is 14.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.5/sq mi).

The mayor of the Urdaneta Municipality is Luis Gonzaga Ladino, elected on October 31, 2004, with 64% of the vote.

[3] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Siquisique, Moroturo, San Miguel, and Xaguas.

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