José Angel Lamas Municipality

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Municipio José Angel Lamas
Location of José Angel Lamas within Aragua [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	Santa Cruz
Area	20 km² (12.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)	33,513
Density	1,675.65/km² (2,702.7/sq mi)
Mayor	Nancy López (COPEI)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0243
Website	joseangellamas-aragua.gob.ve

The José Angel Lamas Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 33,513.^[1] The town of Santa Cruz is the shire town of the José Angel Lamas Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The José Angel Lamas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 33,513 (up from 28,263 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 2,702.7 people per square mile (1,675.65/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the José Angel Lamas Municipality is Nancy López, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 31% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality contains one parish; Capital José Angel Lamas.^[7]