Aragua Municipality
Aragua Municipality
Municipio Aragua | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Anzoátegui | |
.svg)  Aragua Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°21′01″N 64°52′27″W / 9.3503°N 64.8742°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Anzoátegui |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cruz de Los Angeles Torrealba (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,052.9 km2 (1,178.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 29,268 |
| • Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0282 |
| Website | Official website |
The Aragua Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 29,268.[1] The town of Aragua de Barcelona is the shire town of the Aragua Municipality.[2]
Demographics
[edit]The Aragua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 32,558 (up from 28,723 in 2000). This amounts to 2.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 12.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.1/sq mi).[4]
Government
[edit]The mayor of the Aragua Municipality is Juan de Dios Figueredo, re-elected on 23 November 2008 with 52% of the vote.[5] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Aragua and Cachipo.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "GeoHive – Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ a b http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales – 23 de Noviembre de 2008". cne.gob.ve. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- aragua-anzoategui.gob.ve (in Spanish)
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