Cristóbal Rojas Municipality

Cristóbal Rojas
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Cristóbal Rojas
Location in Miranda
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Shiretown	Charallave
Government
– Mayor	Marisela Mendoza de Brito (MVR)
Area
– Total	120 km2 (46.3 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	96,369
– Density	803.1/km2 (2,080/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	Official website

The Cristóbal Rojas Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 96,369.^[1] The town of Charallave is the shire town of the Cristóbal Rojas Municipality.^[2] The municipality is named for Venezuelan painter Cristóbal Rojas.

Demographics

The Cristóbal Rojas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 96,369 (up from 83,568 in 2000). This amounts to 3.4% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 803.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,080.0 /sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Cristóbal Rojas Municipality is Marisela Mendoza de Brito, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 49% of the vote.^[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Charallave and Las Brisas.^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Miranda.zip
3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=12&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

External links

• cristobalrojas-miranda.gob.ve (Spanish)