Santiago Mariño Municipality

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Municipio Santiago Mariño
Location of Santiago Mariño within Aragua [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	Turmero
Area	497 km² (308.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)	191,731
Density	385.78/km² (620.9/sq mi)
Mayor	Francisco J. Gerratana (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0244
Website	santiagomarino-aragua.gob.ve

The Santiago Mariño 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 191,731.^[1] The town of Turmero is the shire town of the Santiago Mariño Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Santiago Mariño Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 191,731 (up from 165,436 in 2000). This amounts to 11.5% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 620.9 people per square mile (385.78/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Santiago Mariño Municipality is Francisco J. Gerratana, elected on October 31, 2004 with 62% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Efren Rodriguez shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Capital Santiago Mariño, Arévalo Aponte (separated from Capital Santiago Mariño parish effective January 30, 1995), Chuao, Samán de Güere, and Alfredo Pacheco Miranda (separated from Samán de Güere parish effective December 16, 1997).^[7]