Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality

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Municipio Francisco del Carmen Carvajal
Location of Francisco del Carmen Carvajal within Anzoátegui [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}|250px|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Shiretown	Valle de Guanape
Area	125 km² (77.7 sq mi)
Population (2007)	12,936
Density	103.49/km² (166.5/sq mi)
Mayor	Franklyn Guillen (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0281
Website	[ ]

The Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 12,936.^[1] The town of Valle de Guanape is the shire town of the Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality.^[2]

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Government 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Demographics

The Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 12,936 (up from 11,654 in 2000). This amounts to 0.8% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 166.5 people per square mile (103.49/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality is Franklyn Guillen, elected on October 31, 2004 with 48% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Octavio Romero shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Valle de Guanape and Santa Bárbara (previous to June 27, 1995, the Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality, or Carvajal Municipality as it was known back then, contained only a single parish).^[7]

[edit] See also

• Valle de Guanape
• Anzoátegui
• Municipalities of Venezuela

[edit] References