José Félix Ribas Municipality, Aragua

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Municipio José Félix Ribas
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Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	La Victoria
Area	419 km² (260.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)	156,139
Density	372.65/km² (599.6/sq mi)
Mayor	Rosa León Brabo (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0244
Website	josefelixribas-aragua.gov.ve

The José Félix Ribas 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 156,139.^[1] The town of La Victoria is the shire town of the José Félix Ribas Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] History

La Victoria is famous for the independence battle of February 12, 1814, where José Félix Ribas led a young and inexperienced army that succeeded in halting the royalist troops of Boves. Venezuela celebrates "Youth Day" every February 12 in La Victoria, with a ceremony is usually presided by the President of the Republic.

[edit] Demographics

The José Félix Ribas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 156,139 (up from 137,581 in 2000). This amounts to 9.3% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 599.6 people per square mile (372.65/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the José Félix Ribas Municipality is Rosa León Brabo, elected on October 31, 2004 with 57% of the vote.^[5] She replaced Luis Blanco shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Capital José Félix Ribas, Castor Nieves Ríos, Las Guacamayas, Pao de Zárate, and Zuata.^[7]