Caroní Municipality
The Caroní Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 704,585. [1] The city of Ciudad Guayana is the shire town of the Caroní Municipality.[2]
Caroní Municipality
Municipio Caroní | |
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 Seal | |
.svg.png.webp)  Caroní Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°18′22″N 62°40′44″W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Bolívar |
| Municipal seat | Ciudad Guayana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Ramón López Rondón |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,612 km2 (622 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 704,585 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0286 |
| Website | Official website |
Demographics
The Caroní Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 777,283 (up from 678,179 in 2000). This amounts to 50.6% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 482.19 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,248.9/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Caroní Municipality is José Ramón López Rondón., elected on December 8, 2013 with 51.21% of the vote.[5] He replaced Clemente Scotto Domínguez.[6] The municipality is divided into 11 parishes; Cachamay, Chirica, Dalla Costa, Once de Abril, Simón Bolívar, Unare, Universidad, Vista al Sol, Pozo Verde, Yocoima and Cinco de Julio.[2]
References
- http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Bolivar.zip%5B%5D
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
- http://www.cne.gob.ve/resultado_municipal_2013/r/1/reg_060000.html
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- caroni-bolivar.gob.ve (in Spanish)