Santos Michelena Municipality

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Municipio Santos Michelena
Location of Santos Michelena within Aragua [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	Las Tejerías
Area	220 km² (136.7 sq mi)
Population (2007)	44,409
Density	201.86/km² (324.9/sq mi)
Mayor	Reinaldo Lorca (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0244
Website	santosmichelena-aragua.gob.ve

The Santos Michelena 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 44,409.^[1] The town of Las Tejerías is the shire town of the Santos Michelena Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Santos Michelena Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 44,409 (up from 38,638 in 2000). This amounts to 2.7% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 324.9 people per square mile (201.86/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Santos Michelena Municipality is Reinaldo Lorca, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 32% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Santos Michelena and Tiara.^[7]