Zamora Municipality, Aragua

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Zamora


country= Venezuela
state= Aragua
shiretown= Villa de Cura
area= 649 km² (403 sq mi)
population= 145,742
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 224.56/km² (361.4/sq mi)
mayor= Stefano Mangione
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0244
website= http://zamora-aragua.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= zamora-aragua.gob.ve

The Zamora 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 145,742. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Villa de Cura is the shire town of the Zamora Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip]

History

The city of Villa de Cura was founded on May 25, 1722.

Demographics

The Zamora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 145,742 (up from 127,595 in 2000). This amounts to 8.8% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 361.4 people per square mile (224.56/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Zamora Municipality is Stefano Mangione, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 33% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/4/alcaldedis=0&edo=4&mun=8&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Capital Zamora, Magdaleno, San Francisco de Asís, Valles de Tucutunemo, and Augusto Mijares (separated from San Francisco de Asís parish effective 16/12/97).

ee also

*Villa de Cura
*Aragua
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

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