Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality

Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality
Municipio Ocumare de la Costa de Oro
Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality Municipio Ocumare de la Costa de Oro
Municipality
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	Location in Aragua
	Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality Location in Venezuela
	Coordinates: 10°25′42″N67°44′28″W / 10.428264°N 67.741064°W Coordinates: 10°25′42″N67°44′28″W / 10.428264°N 67.741064°W
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Municipal seat	Ocumare de la Costa
Government
• Mayor	Roberto José Madero (COPEI)
Area
• Total	340 km2 (130 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	12,816
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0243
Website	Official website
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Last updated February 16, 2022

The Ocumare de la Costa de Oro 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 12,816.^[1] The town of Ocumare de la Costa is the shire town of the Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality.^[2]

History

Ocumare de la Costa, known for its attractive tourist beaches, hides a great history in its mountains. Today, traveling from other parts of the country to Ocumare is easy compared with previous years; one had to travel by horse and carriage through the mountains (passing through the towns of San Joaquin, El Loro, Hacienda Santa Maria, and Cumboto on the way) in order to get to Ocumare de la Costa. In 1921, the construction of today's modern highway began, and it was completed in 1927.

Demographics

The Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 9,605 (up from 8,239 in 2000). This amounts to 0.6% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 28.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (73.2/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality is Roberto José Madero, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 40% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into one parish; Capital Ocumare de La Costa de Oro.^[2]

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References

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↑ "Alcalde de Municipio". cne.gob.ve. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
↑ "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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