Camatagua Municipality

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Camatagua


country= Venezuela
state= Aragua
shiretown= Camatagua
area= 780 km² (484.7 sq mi)
population= 17,674
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 22.66/km² (36.5/sq mi)
mayor= Rafael González (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0246
website= http://camatagua-aragua.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= camatagua-aragua.gob.ve

The Camatagua Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 17,674. [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Camatagua is the shire town of the Camatagua Municipality.http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip]

Demographics

The Camatagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 17,674 (up from 15,691 in 2000). This amounts to 1% of the state's population. [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 36.5 people per square mile (22.66/km²). [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Camatagua Municipality is Rafael González, elected on October 31, 2004 with 42% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/4/alcaldedis=0&edo=4&mun=15&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Rafael Eduardo Castillo shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Camatagua and Carmen de Cura.

ee also

*Camatagua
*Aragua
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://camatagua-aragua.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ camatagua-aragua.gob.ve] es icon