Aristides Bastidas is one of the 14 municipalities of the state of Yaracuy, Venezuela. The municipality is located in northern Yaracuy, occupying an area of 74 km ² with a population of 16,839 inhabitants in 2001.[1] The capital lies at San Pablo. The municipality was established in 1993 in memory of writer Aristides Bastidas, the famous son of the main town in the municipality, San Pablo.