Rómulo Gallegos Municipality, Cojedes

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Rómulo Gallegos


country= Venezuela
state= Cojedes
shiretown= Las Vegas
area= 725 km² (450.5 sq mi)
population= 15,141
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 20.88/km² (33.6/sq mi)
mayor= Jesus Francisco Oviedo Guerra (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0258
website= http://romulogallegos-cojedes.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= romulogallegos-cojedes.gob.ve

The Rómulo Gallegos Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 15,141. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Las Vegas is the shire town of the Rómulo Gallegos Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip]

Demographics

The Rómulo Gallegos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 15,141 (up from 12,815 in 2000). This amounts to 5% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 33.6 people per square mile (20.88/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Rómulo Gallegos Municipality is Jesus Francisco Oviedo Guerra, elected on October 31, 2004 with 51% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=9&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Alberto Molina shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into one parish; Rómulo Gallegos.

ee also

*Las Vegas
*Cojedes
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://romulogallegos-cojedes.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ romulogallegos-cojedes.gob.ve] es icon