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The '''Zamora Municipality''' is one of the 18 [[Municipalities of Venezuela|municipalities]] ([[Municipio|municipios]]) that makes up the [[Venezuela]]n state of [[Aragua (state)|Aragua]] and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 145,742.<ref>http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls</ref> The town of [[Villa de Cura]] is the [[County seat|shire town]] of the Zamora Municipality.<ref name=autogenerated1>http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip</ref>
The '''Zamora Municipality''' is one of the 18 [[Municipalities of Venezuela|municipalities]] ([[Municipio|municipios]]) that makes up the [[Venezuela]]n state of [[Aragua (state)|Aragua]] and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 145,742.<ref>http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls</ref> The town of [[Villa de Cura]] is the [[County seat|shire town]] of the Zamora Municipality.<ref name=autogenerated1>http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip</ref>
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The Zamora Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 145,742.[1] The town of Villa de Cura is the shire town of the Zamora Municipality.[2]

History

The city of Villa de Cura was founded on May 25, 1722.

Demographics

The Zamora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 145,742 (up from 127,595 in 2000). This amounts to 8.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 361.4 people per square mile (224.56/km²).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Zamora Municipality is Stefano Mangione, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 33% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Capital Zamora, Magdaleno, San Francisco de Asís, Valles de Tucutunemo, and Augusto Mijares (separated from San Francisco de Asís parish effective 16/12/97).[2]

See also

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