The Pedro Zaraza Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the central Venezuelan state of Guárico and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 60,595.[1] The town of Zaraza is the shire town of the Pedro Zaraza Municipality.[2]
Pedro Zaraza Municipality
Municipio Pedro Zaraza | |
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Coordinates: 9°14′01″N 65°22′57″W / 9.2336°N 65.3825°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Guárico |
Municipal seat | Zaraza |
Government | |
• Mayor | David Fares Páez (MVR) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,952.9 km2 (1,140.1 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 60,595 |
• Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0238 |
Website | Official website |
Demographics
editThe Pedro Zaraza Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 60,595 (up from 55,957 in 2000). This amounts to 8.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 25.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (65/sq mi).[4]
Government
editThe mayor of the Pedro Zaraza Municipality is Freddi Ali Gomez, elected on November 23, 2008 [5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Zaraza and San José de Unare.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/guarico/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls [permanent dead link ]
- ^ a b http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Guarico.zip [permanent dead link ]
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/guarico/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link ]
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/guarico/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link ]
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/10/alcaldedis=0&edo=10&mun=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
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External links
edit- pedrozaraza-guarico.gov.ve (in Spanish)