Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, Cojedes
Ezequiel Zamora Municipality
Municipio Ezequiel Zamora | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Cojedes | |
  Ezequiel Zamora Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°43′36″N 68°38′26″W / 9.7267°N 68.6406°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Cojedes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Mireles Ruíz (MUD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,360.1 km2 (525.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 106,760 |
| • Density | 78.494/km2 (203.30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0258 |
The San Carlos Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 106,760.[1] The city of San Carlos is the municipal seat of the San Carlos Municipality.[2]
History
Father Capuchino Fray Pedro de Berja founded the city of San Carlos de Austria on April 27, 1678.[3]
Demographics
The San Carlos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 97,860 (up from 85,402 in 2000). This amounts to 32.6% of the state's population.[4] The municipality's population density is 53.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (138/sq mi).[5]
Government
The mayor of the San Carlos Municipality is José Jesús Betancourt Sanoja, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 52% of the vote.[6][7] The municipality is divided into three parishes; “San Carlos de Austria, Juan Angel Bravo, and Manuel Manrique.[2]
Sites of interest
Religious buildings
- Catedral de San Carlos
- Iglesia Santo Domingo
- Iglesia San Juan
Squares and parks
- Plaza Bolívar
References
- ↑ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip
- ↑ "Alcaldías Digitales". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ↑ "Alcalde de Municipio - San Carlos". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06.
- ↑ "Elecciones 30 de julio de 2000 directorio de alcaldes electos" [Elections July 30, 2000 Directory of elected mayors] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
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