San Diego Municipality

Venezuelan Municipality
name= San Diego


country= Venezuela
state= Carabobo
shiretown= San Diego
area= 106 km² (65.87 sq mi)
population= 74,941
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 706.99/km² (1,137.8/sq mi)
mayor= Scarano Vicencio (COPEI)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0241
website= http://sandiego-carabobo.gob.ve/
website_name= sandiego-carabobo.gob.ve

The San Diego 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 74,941. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/Carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of San Diego is the shire town of the San Diego Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip]

Geography

The San Diego river, coming from the Northern mountains, crosses the city in its way to the Valencia Lake.

Places of interest

*San Diego's church is a well-preserved colonial church.
*The area around the San Diego church, around the Bolívar Square, also keep the traditional architecture.

Economy

The city was the centre of an agricultural region. It has grown very rapidly in recent years. Many of the areas previously used for agriculture have been taken over by further urbanizations. Now the service industry has overtaken agriculture as the area's main source of income.

Demographics

The San Diego Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 74,941 (up from 60,330 in 2000). This amounts to 3.4% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 1,137.8 people per square mile (706.99/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the San Diego Municipality is Scarano Vicencio, elected on October 31, 2004 with 33% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/7/alcaldedis=0&edo=7&mun=13&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Jose Gregorio Ruiz shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into one parish (San Diego).

Education

*Universidad Arturo Michelena (universidad privada)
*Unidad Educativa Patria Soberana
*Unidad Educativa Colegio Juan XXIII

ee also

*San Diego
*Carabobo
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://sandiego-carabobo.gob.ve/ sandiego-carabobo.gob.ve] es icon
* [http://www.alcaldiadesandiego.net/carnavales.htm Official page of the Mayor of San Diego] es icon