Cristóbal Rojas Municipality

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Municipio Cristóbal Rojas
Location of Cristóbal Rojas within Miranda [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Shiretown	Charallave
Area	120 km² (74.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)	96,369
Density	803.08/km² (1,292.4/sq mi)
Mayor	Marisela Mendoza de Brito (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	cristobalrojas-miranda.gob.ve

The Cristóbal Rojas Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 96,369.^[1] The town of Charallave is the shire town of the Cristóbal Rojas Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Cristóbal Rojas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 96,369 (up from 83,568 in 2000). This amounts to 3.4% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 1,292.4 people per square mile (803.08/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Cristóbal Rojas Municipality is Marisela Mendoza de Brito, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 49% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Charallave and Las Brisas.^[7]