Puerto Cabello Municipality

Puerto Cabello Municipality Municipio Puerto Cabello
Municipality
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Location in Carabobo
Puerto Cabello Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°27′51″N68°01′39″W / 10.4641°N 68.0276°W / 10.4641; -68.0276
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

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]

History

Due 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

The 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

The 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

• Puerto Cabello
• Carabobo
• Municipalities of Venezuela

References

1. "registered through Argeweb". www.geohive.com.
2. http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip%5B‍%5D
3. 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.
4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B‍%5D
5. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B‍%5D
6. "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008". Cne.gob.ve. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

External links

• puertocabello-carabobo.gov.ve ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}(in Spanish)