Camatagua Municipality
| Camatagua | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
| Municipio Camatagua | |||
| |||
 Location in Aragua | |||
| Country |
 Venezuela | ||
| State | Aragua | ||
| Shiretown | Camatagua | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Rafael González (PSUV) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 780 km2 (300 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 17,674 | ||
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) | ||
| Area code(s) | 0246 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
The Camatagua 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 17,674.[1] The town of Camatagua is the shire town of the Camatagua Municipality.[2]
Demographics
The Camatagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 17,674 (up from 15,691 in 2000). This amounts to 1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 22.66 inhabitants per square kilometre (58.7/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Camatagua Municipality is Rafael González, re-elected on November 23, 2008 with 42% of the vote.[5] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Camatagua and Carmen de Cura.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip
- ↑ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ↑ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/divulgacion_regionales_2008/index.php?e=04&m=00&p=00&c=00&t=00&ca=00&v=02
External links
- camatagua-aragua.gob.ve (Spanish)