Carlos Arvelo Municipality

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Municipio Carlos Arvelo
Location of Carlos Arvelo within Carabobo [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Carabobo
Shiretown	Güigüe
Area	835 km² (518.84 sq mi)
Population (2007)	146,598
Density	175.57/km² (282.5/sq mi)
Mayor	Marisol de Castellanos (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0241
Website	carlosarvelo-carabobo.gov.ve

The Carlos Arvelo 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 146,598.^[1] The town of Güigüe is the shire town of the Carlos Arvelo Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Carlos Arvelo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 146,598 (up from 127,236 in 2000). This amounts to 6.6% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 282.5 people per square mile (175.57/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

View of Carlos Arvelo

The mayor of the Carlos Arvelo Municipality is Marisol de Castellanos, elected on October 31, 2004 with 52% of the vote.^[5] She replaced Danilo Montecalvo shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Güigüe, Belén, and Tacarigua.^[7]