Casacoima Municipality

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Casacoima Municipality
Municipio Casacoima
Municipality
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Location in Delta Amacuro
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Casacoima Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°30′36″N62°02′56″W / 8.51°N 62.0489°W / 8.51; -62.0489
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
State Delta Amacuro
Municipal seat Sierra Imataca
Government
 •  Mayor Héctor Sosa Bolívar (PSUV)
Area
 • Total
2,701.7 km2 (1,043.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
37,106
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s) 0286
Website Official website
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The Casacoima Municipality is one of the four municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro. according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 31,706. [1] The town of Sierra Imataca is the shire town of the Casacoima Municipality. [2]

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Demographics

The Casacoima Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 27,792 (up from 21,217 in 2000). This amounts to 17.9% of the state's population. [3] The municipality's population density is 9.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.7/sq mi). [4]

Government

The mayor of the Casacoima Municipality is Pedro Santaella, elected on October 31, 2004, with 22% of the vote. [5] He replaced Jose Flores shortly after the elections. [6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Imataca, Cinco de Julio, Juan Bautista Arismendi, Manuel Piar, and Rómulo Gallegos (previous to February 25, 1995, the Casacoima Municipality contained only a single parish). [2]

References

  1. ↑ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Deltaamacuro.zip [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/deltaamacuro/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/deltaamacuro/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Alcalde de Municipio CASACOIMA". www.cne.gob.ve. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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