Bejuma Municipality
| Bejuma | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
| Municipio Bejuma | |||
| |||
 Location in Carabobo | |||
.svg.png)  Bejuma Location in Venezuela | |||
| Coordinates: 10°10′22.34″N 68°15′32.36″W / 10.1728722°N 68.2589889°W | |||
| Country |
 Venezuela | ||
| State | Carabobo | ||
| Shiretown | Bejuma | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Lorenzo Remedios (PSUV) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 469 km2 (181 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 46,345 | ||
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) | ||
| Area code(s) | 0249 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
The Bejuma Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 45,306.[1] The town of Bejuma is the shire town of the Bejuma Municipality.[2]
Demographics
The Bejuma Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 45,306 (up from 39,945 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 96.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (250/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Bejuma Municipality is Lorenzo Remedios, re-elected on November 23, 2008 with 46% of the vote.[5] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Bejuma, Canoabo, and Simón Bolívar.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/Carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/divulgacion_regionales_2008/index.php?e=07&m=00&p=00&c=00&t=00&ca=00&v=02
External links
- bejuma-carabobo.gob.ve (Spanish)