Pedro Zaraza Municipality
Pedro Zaraza Municipality Municipio Pedro Zaraza | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Guárico | |
.svg.png)  Pedro Zaraza Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°14′01″N 65°22′57″W / 9.2336°N 65.3825°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Guárico |
| Municipal seat | Zaraza |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Fares Páez (MVR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,952.9 km2 (1,140.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 60,595 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0238 |
| Website | Official 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
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/guarico/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Guarico.zip
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/guarico/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/guarico/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ "Alcalde de Municipio - Zaraza". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06.
- ^ "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.
External links
- pedrozaraza-guarico.gov.ve (in Spanish)