Puerto Cabello Municipality

Puerto Cabello
Municipality
Municipio Puerto Cabello

Location in Carabobo
Country  Venezuela
State Carabobo
Shiretown Puerto Cabello
Government
 • Mayor Rafael Lacava (PSUV)
Area
 • Total 434 km2 (168 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 194,593
 • Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0242
Website Official website

The Puerto Cabello 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 194,593.[1] The city of Puerto Cabello is the shire town of the Puerto Cabello Municipality.[2]

History

Due to Puerto Cabello's location it was attacked by buccaneers and was a popular market for Dutch smugglers during the colonial era. It was the last Spanish royalist stronghold during Venezuela’s war for independence, it was captured by José Antonio Páez in 1823.

Demographics

The Puerto Cabello Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 194,593 (up from 176,552 in 2000). This amounts to 8.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 448.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,161.3/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Puerto Cabello Municipality is Rafael Lacava, elected on November 23, 2008 with 58% of the vote.[5] He replaced Osmel Vicente Ramos Dolande shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into eight parishes; Bartolomé Salom, Democracia, Fraternidad, Goaigoaza, Juan José Flores, Unión, Borburata, and Patanemo.[2]

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Coordinates: 10°28′00″N 68°00′00″W / 10.4667°N 68.0000°W