El Callao Municipality

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Municipio El Callao
Location of El Callao within Bolívar [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Bolívar
Shiretown	El Callao
Area	2,223 km² (1,381.3 sq mi)
Population (2007)	24,013
Density	10.8/km² (17.4/sq mi)
Mayor	Jesús Coromoto Lugo Larreal (MAS)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0288
Website	elcallao-bolivar.gob.ve

The El Callao 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 24,013.^[1] The town of El Callao is the shire town of the El Callao Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The El Callao Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 24,013 (up from 18,530 in 2000). This amounts to 1.6% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 17.4 people per square mile (10.8/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the El Callao Municipality is Jesús Coromoto Lugo Larreal, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 43% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into one parish; Capital El Callao.^[7]