Rojas Municipality

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Rojas
Municipality
Municipio Rojas
Location in Barinas
Country  Venezuela
State Barinas
Shiretown Libertad
Government
 • Mayor Orlando Leonel Gómez Mendoza (MVR)
Area
 • Total 1,591 km2 (614 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 40,264
 • Density 25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0273
Website Official website

The Rojas Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 40,264.[1] The town of Libertad is the shire town of the Rojas Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Rojas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 40,264 (up from 34,132 in 2000). This amounts to 5.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 25.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (66 /sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Rojas Municipality is Orlando Leonel Gómez Mendoza, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 48% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Libertad, Dolores, Palacios Fajardo, and Santa Rosa.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

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