Casacoima Municipality

The Casacoima Municipality is one of the four municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro. according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 31,706.[1] The town of Sierra Imataca is the shire town of the Casacoima Municipality.[2]

Casacoima Municipality

Municipio Casacoima
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Location in Delta Amacuro
Casacoima Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°22′44″N 62°10′08″W
Country Venezuela
StateDelta Amacuro
Municipal seatSierra Imataca
Government
  MayorPedro Santaella (PASR)
Area
  Total2,921 km2 (1,128 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total37,106
  Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0286
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Casacoima Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 27,792 (up from 21,217 in 2000). This amounts to 17.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 9.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.7/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Casacoima Municipality is Pedro Santaella, elected on October 31, 2004 with 22% of the vote.[5] He replaced Jose Flores shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Imataca, Cinco de Julio, Juan Bautista Arismendi, Manuel Piar, and Rómulo Gallegos (previous to February 25, 1995, the Casacoima Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]

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