Rómulo Gallegos Municipality
Municipio Rómulo Gallegos
Municipality
Flag of Rómulo Gallegos Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Rómulo Gallegos Municipality
Seal
Location in Apure
Location in Apure
Map showing the location of Rómulo Gallegos Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Rómulo Gallegos Municipality within Venezuela
Rómulo Gallegos Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 6°49′42″N 69°26′31″W / 6.8282641°N 69.4418362°W / 6.8282641; -69.4418362
Country Venezuela
StateApure
Municipal seatElorza
Government
 • MayorJesus Leopoldo Estrada Moreno (PSUV)
Area
 • Total11,764.4 km2 (4,542.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total24,418
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0240
WebsiteOfficial website

The Rómulo Gallegos Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Apure and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 24,418.[1] The town of Elorza is the shire town of the Rómulo Gallegos Municipality.[2]

Name

The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Rómulo Gallegos Municipality", in honour of the writer Rómulo Gallegos.

Demographics

The Rómulo Gallegos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 23,839 (up from 20,331 in 2000). This amounts to 5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.1/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Rómulo Gallegos Municipality is Jesus Leopoldo Estrada Moreno, re-elected November 23, 2008 with 48% of the vote.[5] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Urbana Elorza and La Trinidad.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
  2. 1 2 http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Apure.zip
  3. ↑ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/apure/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. ↑ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/apure/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. ↑ "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008".


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