The Girardot Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 11,906.[1] The town of El Baúl is the municipal seat of the Girardot Municipality.[2]
Girardot Municipality
Municipio Girardot | |
|---|---|
 Location in Cojedes | |
.svg)  Girardot Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°49′36″N 68°20′36″W / 8.8267°N 68.3433°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Cojedes |
| Municipal seat | El Baúl[*] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gustavo Ramón Guillén Brizuela (AD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,982.6 km2 (1,151.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,906 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0258 |
Demographics
editThe Girardot Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 11,579 (up from 10,387 in 2000). This amounts to 3.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 3.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.7/sq mi).[4]
Government
editThe mayor of the Girardot Municipality is Gustavo Ramón Guillén Brizuela, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 30% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; El Baúl and Sucre.[2]
References
edit- ^ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=3&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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