Pedro Zaraza Municipality

Pedro Zaraza
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Pedro Zaraza
Location in Guárico
Country	Venezuela
State	Guárico
Shiretown	Zaraza
Government
– Mayor	David Fares Páez (MVR)
Area
– Total	2,410 km2 (930.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	60,595
– Density	25.1/km2 (65.1/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
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

• Zaraza
• Guárico
• Municipalities of Venezuela

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. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/10/alcaldedis=0&edo=10&mun=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

External links

• pedrozaraza-guarico.gov.ve (Spanish)