Municipio Pedro Zaraza

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Municipio Pedro Zaraza
Location of Pedro Zaraza within Guárico [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Guárico
Shiretown	Zaraza
Area	2,410 km² (1497.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)	60,595
Density	25.1/km² (40.5/sq mi)
Mayor	David Fares Páez (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0238
Website	pedrozaraza-guarico.gov.ve

The Pedro Zaraza Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the central Venezuelan state of Guárico and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 60,595.^[1]. The town of Zaraza is the shire town of the Pedro Zaraza Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Pedro Zaraza Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 60,595 (up from 55,957 in 2000). This amounts to 8.1% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 40.5 people per square mile (25.1/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Pedro Zaraza Municipality is David Fares Páez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 55% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Zaraza and San José de Unare.^[7]