The Puerto Cabello Municipality (correct coordinates: 1028 N., 70W) is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo. According to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 182,493.[1] The city of Puerto Cabello is the shire town of the Puerto Cabello Municipality.[2]
Puerto Cabello Municipality
Municipio Puerto Cabello | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Carabobo | |
.svg)  Puerto Cabello Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°27′51″N 68°01′39″W / 10.4641°N 68.0276°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Carabobo |
| Municipal seat | Puerto Cabello |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rafael Lacava (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 545.5 km2 (210.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 182,493 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0242 |
History
editDue 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 May 1823.[3]
Demographics
editThe 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.[4] The municipality's population density is 448.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,161.3/sq mi).[5]
Government
editThe mayor of the Puerto Cabello Municipality is Rafael Lacava, elected on November 23, 2008, with 58% of the vote.[6] He replaced Osmel Vicente Ramos Dolande shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into eight parishes: Bartolomé Salom, Borburata, Democracia, Fraternidad, Goaigoaza, Juan José Flores, Patanemo, and Unión.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "registered through Argeweb". www.geohive.com.
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip[permanent dead link]
- ^ babor, Todo a (2023-10-05). "Combate de Puerto Cabello o Isla Larga. Mayo de 1823". Todo a babor (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008". Cne.gob.ve. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
External links
edit- puertocabello-carabobo.gov.ve[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
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