Rómulo Gallegos Municipality, Cojedes

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Municipio Rómulo Gallegos
Location of Rómulo Gallegos within Cojedes [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Cojedes
Shiretown	Las Vegas
Area	725 km² (450.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)	15,141
Density	20.88/km² (33.6/sq mi)
Mayor	Jesus Francisco Oviedo Guerra (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0258
Website	romulogallegos-cojedes.gob.ve

The Rómulo Gallegos Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 15,141.^[1] The town of Las Vegas is the shire town of the Rómulo Gallegos Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Rómulo Gallegos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 15,141 (up from 12,815 in 2000). This amounts to 5% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 33.6 people per square mile (20.88/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Rómulo Gallegos Municipality is Jesus Francisco Oviedo Guerra, elected on October 31, 2004 with 51% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Alberto Molina shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into one parish; Rómulo Gallegos.^[7]