Bejuma Municipality

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Municipio Bejuma
Location of Bejuma within Carabobo [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Carabobo
Shiretown	Bejuma
Area	469 km² (291.42 sq mi)
Population (2007)	45,306
Density	96.6/km² (155.5/sq mi)
Mayor	Lorenzo Remedio (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0249
Website	bejuma-carabobo.gob.ve

The Bejuma Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 45,306.^[1] The town of Bejuma is the shire town of the Bejuma Municipality.^[2]

1 Demographics
2 Government
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Demographics

The Bejuma Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 45,306 (up from 39,945 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 155.5 people per square mile (96.6/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Bejuma Municipality is Lorenzo Remedio, elected on October 31, 2004 with 51% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Jose Moyejas shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Bejuma, Canoabo, and Simón Bolívar.^[7]