Casacoima Municipality

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Municipio Casacoima
Location of Casacoima within Delta Amacuro [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Delta Amacuro
Shiretown	Sierra Imataca
Area	2,921 km² (1,815) sq mi)
Population (2007)	27,792
Density	9.52/km² (15.3/sq mi)
Mayor	Pedro Santaella (PASR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0286
Website	casacoima-deltaamacuro.gob.ve

The Casacoima Municipality is one of the four municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 27,792.^[1] The town of Sierra Imataca is the shire town of the Casacoima Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Casacoima Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 27,792 (up from 21,217 in 2000). This amounts to 17.9% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 15.3 people per square mile (9.52/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Casacoima Municipality is Pedro Santaella, elected on October 31, 2004 with 22% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Jose Flores shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Imataca, Cinco de Julio, Juan Bautista Arismendi, Manuel Piar, and Rómulo Gallegos (previous to February 25, 1995, the Casacoima Municipality contained only a single parish).^[7]