Zamora Municipality, Aragua
Template:Venezuelan Municipality
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 Aldo Lovera, elected on November 23, 2008 with 55% of the vote.[5] He replaced Stefano Mangione shortly after the elections. 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
References
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/divulgacion_regionales_2008/index.php?e=04&m=00&p=00&c=00&t=00&ca=00&v=02
External links
 | This Venezuela-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |