Camatagua Municipality

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Municipio Camatagua
Location of Camatagua within Aragua
Location of Camatagua within Aragua
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Country Venezuela
State Aragua
Shiretown Camatagua
Area 780 km² (484.7 sq mi)
Population (2007) 17,674
Density 22.66/km² (36.5/sq mi)
Mayor Rafael González (MVR)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0246
Website camatagua-aragua.gob.ve

The Camatagua Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 17,674.[1] The town of Camatagua is the shire town of the Camatagua Municipality.[2]

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[edit] Demographics

The Camatagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 17,674 (up from 15,691 in 2000). This amounts to 1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 36.5 people per square mile (22.66/km²).[4]

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The mayor of the Camatagua Municipality is Rafael González, elected on October 31, 2004 with 42% of the vote.[5] He replaced Rafael Eduardo Castillo shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Camatagua and Carmen de Cura.[7]

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