San Joaquín Municipality

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Municipio San Joaquín
Location of San Joaquín within Carabobo [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Carabobo
Shiretown	San Joaquín
Area	127 km² (78.91 sq mi)
Population (2007)	60,953
Density	479.94/km² (772.4/sq mi)
Mayor	César Emilio Hernández Meza (MAS)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0245
Website	sanjoaquin-carabobo.gov.ve

The San Joaquín Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 60,953.^[1] The town of San Joaquín is the shire town of the San Joaquín Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The San Joaquín Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 60,953 (up from 48,946 in 2000). This amounts to 2.7% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 772.4 people per square mile (479.94/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the San Joaquín Municipality is César Emilio Hernández Meza, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 35% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into one parish (San Joaquín).^[7]