Guacara Municipality
Guacara | |
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Municipality | |
Municipio Guacara | |
Location in Carabobo | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Carabobo |
Shiretown | Guacara |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gerardo Sanchez (PSUV) |
Area | |
• Total | 165 km2 (64 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 171,123 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
Area code(s) | 0243 |
Website | Official website |
The Guacara Municipality is one of the fourteen municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo. According to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 171,123.[1] The town of Guacara is the shire town of the Guacara Municipality.[2]
Demographics
The Guacara Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 171,123 (up from 145,132 in 2000). This amounts to 7.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1,037.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,686.1/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the guacara Municipality is Gerardo Sanchez, elected on November 23, 2008 with 52% of the vote.[5] He replaced Jose Manuel Flores Salazar shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ciudad Alianza, Guacara, and Yagua.[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
- diegoibarra-carabobo.gob.ve (Spanish)
Coordinates: 10°14′08″N 67°53′06″W / 10.23556°N 67.88500°W