- Roscio Municipality
Venezuelan Municipality
name= Roscio
country=Venezuela
state= Bolívar
shiretown=Guasipati
area= 6,182 km² (3,841.3 sq mi)
population= 23,957
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 3.88/km² (6.2/sq mi)
mayor= Manuel de Jesús González Marrero
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0288
website= http://roscio-bolivar.gob.ve/
website_name= roscio-bolivar.gob.veThe Roscio Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the
Venezuela n state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 23,957. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town ofGuasipati is the shire town of the Roscio Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Bolivar.zip]Demographics
The Roscio Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 23,957 (up from 19,777 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 6.2 people per square mile (3.88/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]
Government
The mayor of the Roscio Municipality is Manuel de Jesús González Marrero, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 51% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/6/alcaldedis=0&edo=6&mun=5&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into one (two if you count the Capital Roscio section) parishes; Salom.
ee also
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Guasipati
*Bolívar
*Municipalities of Venezuela References
External links
* [http://roscio-bolivar.gob.ve/ roscio-bolivar.gob.ve] es icon
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