Camatagua Municipality

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Camatagua Municipality
Municipio Camatagua
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Camatagua Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°49′10″N66°51′51″W / 9.8194°N 66.8642°W / 9.8194; -66.8642
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
State Aragua
Municipal seat Camatagua
Government
   Mayor Rafael González (PSUV)
Area
  Total
896.1 km2 (346.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
16,627
  Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s) 0246
Website Official website

The Camatagua Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 16,627. [1] The town of Camatagua is the shire town of the Camatagua Municipality. [2]

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Demographics

The Camatagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 17,674 (up from 15,691 in 2000). This amounts to 1% of the state's population. [3] The municipality's population density is 22.66 inhabitants per square kilometre (58.7/sq mi). [4]

Government

The mayor of the Camatagua Municipality is Rafael González, re-elected on November 23, 2008, with 42% of the vote. [5] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Camatagua and Carmen de Cura. [2]

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References

  1. "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  2. 1 2 http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip [ permanent dead link ]
  3. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [ permanent dead link ]
  4. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008".