El Callao Municipality

Venezuelan Municipality
name= El Callao


country= Venezuela
state= Bolívar
shiretown= El Callao
area= 2,223 km² (1,381.3 sq mi)
population= 24,013
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 10.8/km² (17.4/sq mi)
mayor= Jesús Coromoto Lugo Larreal (MAS)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0288
website= http://elcallao-bolivar.gob.ve/
website_name= elcallao-bolivar.gob.ve

The El Callao Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 24,013. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of El Callao is the shire town of the El Callao Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Bolivar.zip]

Demographics

The El Callao Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 24,013 (up from 18,530 in 2000). This amounts to 1.6% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 17.4 people per square mile (10.8/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the El Callao Municipality is Jesús Coromoto Lugo Larreal, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 43% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/6/alcaldedis=0&edo=6&mun=10&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into one parish; Capital El Callao.

ee also

*El Callao
*Bolívar
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://elcallao-bolivar.gob.ve/ elcallao-bolivar.gob.ve] es icon