Ricaurte Municipality

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Ricaurte Municipality
Municipio Ricaurte
Municipality
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Location in Cojedes
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Ricaurte Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°17′16″N68°39′05″W / 9.2878°N 68.6514°W / 9.2878; -68.6514
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
State Cojedes
Municipal seat Libertad de Cojedes [*]
Government
 •  Mayor Ramón A Peralta Ruíz (MVR)
Area
 • Total
754.5 km2 (291.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
12,657
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s) 0258
Website Official website
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The Ricaurte Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 12,657. [1] The town of Libertad is the municipal seat of the Ricaurte Municipality. [2] The municipality is named for Venezuelan independence hero Antonio Ricaurte.

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Demographics

The Ricaurte Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 12,340 (up from 10,883 in 2000). This amounts to 4.1% of the state's population. [3] The municipality's population density is 13.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (35.3/sq mi). [4]

Government

The mayor of the Ricaurte Municipality is Ramón A Peralta Ruíz, elected on October 31, 2004, with 54% of the vote. [5] He replaced Violeta Montoya shortly after the elections. [6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Libertad de Cojedes and El Amparo. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Venezuela: administrative units, extended". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Alcalde de Municipio". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17.
  6. ↑ "Elecciones 30 De Julio De 2000 Directorio De Alcaldes Electos" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.


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