Cedeño Municipality, Bolívar

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Municipio Cedeño
Location of Cedeño within Bolívar [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Bolívar
Shiretown	Caicara del Orinoco
Area	46,020 km² (28,595.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)	88,296
Density	1.92/km² (3.1/sq mi)
Mayor	Luis Guillermo Troconiz Marquez
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0284
Website	cedeno-bolivar.gob.ve

The Cedeño Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 88,296.^[1] The town of Caicara del Orinoco is the shire town of the Cedeño Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Cedeño Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 88,296 (up from 69,664 in 2000). This amounts to 5.8% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 3.1 people per square mile (1.92/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Cedeño Municipality is Luis Guillermo Troconiz Marquez, elected on October 31, 2004 with 25% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Ismael Ortuño shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into five (six if you count the Capital Cedeño section) parishes; Altagracia, Ascensión Farreras, Guaniamo, La Urbana, and Pijiguaos.^[7]