José Félix Ribas Municipality, Aragua

Venezuelan Municipality
name= José Félix Ribas


country= Venezuela
state= Aragua
shiretown= La Victoria
area= 419 km² (260.4 sq mi)
population= 156,139
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 372.65/km² (599.6/sq mi)
mayor= Rosa León Brabo (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0244
website= http://josefelixribas-aragua.gov.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= josefelixribas-aragua.gov.ve

The José Félix Ribas 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 156,139. [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of La Victoria is the shire town of the José Félix Ribas Municipality.http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip]

History

La Victoria is famous for the independence battle of February 12, 1814, where José Félix Ribas led a young and inexperienced army that succeeded in halting the royalist troops of Boves. Venezuela celebrates "Youth Day" every February 12 in La Victoria, with a ceremony is usually presided by the President of the Republic.

Demographics

The José Félix Ribas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 156,139 (up from 137,581 in 2000). This amounts to 9.3% of the state's population. [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 599.6 people per square mile (372.65/km²). [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the José Félix Ribas Municipality is Rosa León Brabo, elected on October 31, 2004 with 57% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/4/alcaldedis=0&edo=4&mun=3&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] She replaced Luis Blanco shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Capital José Félix Ribas, Castor Nieves Ríos, Las Guacamayas, Pao de Zárate, and Zuata.

ee also

*La Victoria
*Aragua
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://josefelixribas-aragua.gov.ve/portal-alcaldias/ josefelixribas-aragua.gov.ve] es icon