Montalbán Municipality

Montalbán
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Montalbán
Location in Carabobo
Country	Venezuela
State	Carabobo
Shiretown	Montalbán
Government
– Mayor	Luis Sánchez (PSUV)
Area
– Total	107 km2 (41.3 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	23,712
– Density	221.6/km2 (574/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0249
Website	Official website

The Montalbán 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 23,712.^[1] The town of Montalbán is the shire town of the Montalbán Municipality.^[2]

Demographics

The Montalbán Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 23,712 (up from 20,559 in 2000). This amounts to 1.1% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 221.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (574.0 /sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Montalbán Municipality is Luis Sánchez, elected on November 23, 2008 with 44% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Tulio Salvatierra Salazar shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into one parish (Montalbán).^[2]

See also

• Montalbán
• Carabobo
• Municipalities of Venezuela

References

1. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/Carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip
3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/divulgacion_regionales_2008/index.php?e=07&m=00&p=00&c=00&t=00&ca=00&v=02

External links

• montalban-carabobo.gob.ve (Spanish)

Coordinates: 10°12′54″N 68°19′45″W / 10.215°N 68.32917°W / 10.215; -68.32917