Pedro Zaraza Municipality

Pedro Zaraza Municipality
Municipio Pedro Zaraza
Location in Guárico
Pedro Zaraza Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°14′01″N 65°22′57″W / 9.2336°N 65.3825°W / 9.2336; -65.3825
Country Venezuela
StateGuárico
Municipal seatZaraza
Government
 • MayorDavid Fares Páez (MVR)
Area
 • Total
2,952.9 km2 (1,140.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
60,595
 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0238
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

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
  2. ^ a b http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Guarico.zip
  3. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/guarico/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/guarico/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. ^ "Alcalde de Municipio - Zaraza". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06.
  6. ^ "Elecciones 30 de julio de 2000 directorio de alcaldes electos" [Elections July 30, 2000 directory of elected mayors] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.