San Casimiro Municipality

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Municipio San Casimiro
Location of San Casimiro within Aragua [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	San Casimiro
Area	498 km² (309.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)	26,030
Density	52.27/km² (84.1/sq mi)
Mayor	Johnny Martinez (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0246
Website	sancasimiro-aragua.gob.ve

The San Casimiro 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 26,030.^[1] The town of San Casimiro is the shire town of the San Casimiro Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The San Casimiro Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 26,030 (up from 23,212 in 2000). This amounts to 1.6% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 84.1 people per square mile (52.27/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the San Casimiro Municipality is Johnny Martinez, elected on October 31, 2004 with 44% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Luis Rodriguez shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Capital San Casimiro, Güiripa, Ollas de Caramacate, and Valle Morín.^[7]