Carlos Arvelo Municipality

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Carlos Arvelo


country= Venezuela
state= Carabobo
shiretown= Güigüe
area= 835 km² (518.84 sq mi)
population= 146,598
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 175.57/km² (282.5/sq mi)
mayor= Marisol de Castellanos (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0241
website= http://carlosarvelo-carabobo.gov.ve/
website_name= carlosarvelo-carabobo.gov.ve

The Carlos Arvelo Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 146,598. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/Carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Güigüe is the shire town of the Carlos Arvelo Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip]

Demographics

The Carlos Arvelo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 146,598 (up from 127,236 in 2000). This amounts to 6.6% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 282.5 people per square mile (175.57/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Carlos Arvelo Municipality is Marisol de Castellanos, elected on October 31, 2004 with 52% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/7/alcaldedis=0&edo=7&mun=2&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] She replaced Danilo Montecalvo shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Güigüe, Belén, and Tacarigua.

ee also

*Güigüe
*Carabobo
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://carlosarvelo-carabobo.gov.ve/ carlosarvelo-carabobo.gov.ve] es icon