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Guacara Municipality

Coordinates: 10°15′35″N 67°53′12″W / 10.2597°N 67.8867°W / 10.2597; -67.8867
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Guacara Municipality
Municipio Guacara
Flag of Guacara Municipality
Official seal of Guacara Municipality
Location in Carabobo
Location in Carabobo
Map showing the location of Guacara Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Guacara Municipality within Venezuela
Guacara Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°15′35″N 67°53′12″W / 10.2597°N 67.8867°W / 10.2597; -67.8867
Country Venezuela
StateCarabobo
Municipal seatGuacara
Government
 • MayorGerardo Sanchez (PSUV)
Area
 • Total206.4 km2 (79.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total176,218
 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0243
WebsiteOfficial website

The Guacara Municipality is one of the fourteen municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo. according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 176,218.[1] The town of Guacara is the shire town of the Guacara Municipality.[2]

Demographics

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The Guacara Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 171,123 (up from 145,132 in 2000). This amounts to 7.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1,037.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,686.1/sq mi).[4]

Government

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The mayor of the Guacara Municipality is Jhoan Castañeda.[5] He replaced Jose Manuel Flores Salazar shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ciudad Alianza, Guacara, and Yagua.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  2. ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip [permanent dead link]
  3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008".