Zamora Municipality, Aragua

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Zamora Municipality
Municipio Zamora
Municipality
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Zamora Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°03′05″N67°29′11″W / 10.0513468°N 67.4862678°W / 10.0513468; -67.4862678
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
State Aragua
Municipal seat Villa de Cura
Government
 •  Mayor Aldo Lovera (PSUV)
Area
 • Total689.3 km2 (266.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total144,759
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s) 0244
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Zamora 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 144,759. [1] The town of Villa de Cura is the municipal seat of the Zamora Municipality. [2]

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Name

The municipality is one of several named "Zamora Municipality" for the 19th century Venezuelan soldier Ezequiel Zamora.

History

The city of Villa de Cura was founded on May 25, 1722.

Demographics

The Zamora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 145,742 (up from 127,595 in 2000). This amounts to 8.8% of the state's population. [3] The municipality's population density is 224.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (581.6/sq mi). [4]

Government

The mayor of the Zamora Municipality is Aldo Lovera, elected on November 23, 2008, with 55% of the vote. [5] He replaced Stefano Mangione shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into five parishes; Capital Zamora, Magdaleno, San Francisco de Asís, Valles de Tucutunemo, and Augusto Mijares (separated from San Francisco de Asís parish effective 16/12/97). [2]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx [ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008".


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