Casacoima Municipality

Casacoima
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Casacoima
Location in Delta Amacuro
Country  Venezuela
State Delta Amacuro
Shiretown Sierra Imataca
Government
 • Mayor Pedro Santaella (PASR)
Area
 • Total 2,921 km2 (1,127.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 27,792
 • Density 9.5/km2 (24.6/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0286
Website Official website

The Casacoima Municipality is one of the four municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro. According to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 27,792.[1] The town of Sierra Imataca is the shire town of the Casacoima Municipality.[2]

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Demographics

The Casacoima Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 27,792 (up from 21,217 in 2000). This amounts to 17.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 9.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.7 /sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Casacoima Municipality is Pedro Santaella, elected on October 31, 2004 with 22% of the vote.[5] He replaced Jose Flores shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Imataca, Cinco de Julio, Juan Bautista Arismendi, Manuel Piar, and Rómulo Gallegos (previous to February 25, 1995, the Casacoima Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]

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