The Francisco del Carmen Carvajal 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 14,653.[1] The town of Valle de Guanape is the shire town of the Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality.[2]
Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality
Municipio Francisco del Carmen Carvajal | |
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 Location in Anzoátegui | |
.svg)  Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°52′56″N 65°40′02″W / 9.8822°N 65.6672°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Anzoátegui |
| Municipal seat | Valle de Guanape[*] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franklyn Guillen (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 228.7 km2 (88.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,653 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0281 |
| Website | Official website |
Demographics
editThe Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 12,936 (up from 11,654 in 2000). This amounts to 0.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 103.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (268.0/sq mi).[4]
Government
editThe mayor of the Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality is Franklyn Guillen, re-elected 23 November 2008 with 55% of the vote.[5] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Valle de Guanape and Santa Bárbara (previous to 27 June 1995, the Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality, or Carvajal Municipality as it was known back then, contained only a single parish).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 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".
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