| Rómulo Gallegos | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Municipio Rómulo Gallegos | |
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| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Cojedes |
| Shiretown | Las Vegas |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Jesus Francisco Oviedo Guerra (MVR) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 725 km2 (279.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Total | 15,141 |
| - Density | 20.9/km2 (54.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0258 |
| Website | Official website |
The Rómulo Gallegos Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 15,141.[1] The town of Las Vegas is the shire town of the Rómulo Gallegos Municipality.[2]
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Demographics
The Rómulo Gallegos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 15,141 (up from 12,815 in 2000). This amounts to 5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 20.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (54.1 /sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Rómulo Gallegos Municipality is Jesus Francisco Oviedo Guerra, elected on October 31, 2004 with 51% of the vote.[5] He replaced Alberto Molina shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into one parish; Rómulo Gallegos.[2]
See also
- Las Vegas
- Cojedes
- Municipalities of Venezuela
References
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=9&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
External links
- romulogallegos-cojedes.gob.ve (Spanish)
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