José Rafael Revenga Municipality
Municipality in Aragua, Venezuela
José Rafael Revenga Municipality Municipio José Rafael Revenga | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Aragua | |
| 10°15′06″N 67°14′37″W / 10.2517495°N 67.2435382°W / 10.2517495; -67.2435382 | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Aragua |
| Municipal seat | El Consejo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Martínez (PSUV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 175.6 km2 (67.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 48,800 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0244 |
| Website | Official website |
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The José Rafael Revenga Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 48,800.[1] The town of El Consejo is the shire town of the José Rafael Revenga Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for José Rafael Revenga.
Demographics
The José Rafael Revenga Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 49,593 (up from 43,513 in 2000). This amounts to 3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 258.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (669/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the José Rafael Revenga Municipality is Francisco Martínez, elected on November 23, 2008, with 60% of the vote.[5] He replaced Juan Pablo Perdomo Piñero shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into one parish; Capital José Rafael Revenga.[2]
References
- ^ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008".
External links
Media related to José Rafael Revenga Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- joserafaelrevenga-aragua.gob.ve (in Spanish)
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