San Sebastián Municipality

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Municipio San Sebastián
Location of San Sebastián within Aragua [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	San Sebastián
Area	491 km² (305.1 sq mi)
Population (2007)	22,906
Density	46.65/km² (75.1/sq mi)
Mayor	Carlos Guillermo Miranda Escobar (PODEMOS)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0246
Website	sansebastiandelosreyes-aragua.gob.ve

The San Sebastián 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 22,906.^[1] The town of San Sebastián is the shire town of the San Sebastián Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The San Sebastián Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 22,906 (up from 20,096 in 2000). This amounts to 1.4% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 75.1 people per square mile (46.65/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the San Sebastián Municipality is Carlos Guillermo Miranda Escobar, elected on October 31, 2004 with 43% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Enrique Barrios shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into one parishes; Capital San Sebastián.^[7]