Pedro Zaraza Municipality

The Pedro Zaraza Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the central Venezuelan state of Guárico and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 60,595.[1] The town of Zaraza is the shire town of the Pedro Zaraza Municipality.[2]

Pedro Zaraza Municipality

Municipio Pedro Zaraza
Municipality
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Location in Guárico
Pedro Zaraza Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°20′22″N 65°19′00″W
Country Venezuela
StateGuárico
Municipal seatZaraza
Government
 • MayorDavid Fares Páez (MVR)
Area
 • Total2,410 km2 (930 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total60,595
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0238
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Pedro Zaraza Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 60,595 (up from 55,957 in 2000). This amounts to 8.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 25.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (65/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Pedro Zaraza Municipality is Freddi Ali Gomez, elected on November 23, 2008 [5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Zaraza and San José de Unare.[2]

See also

References
  1. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/guarico/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5B%5D
  2. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Guarico.zip%5B%5D
  3. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/guarico/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/guarico/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/10/alcaldedis=0&edo=10&mun=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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