Guacara Municipality

The Guacara Municipality is one of the fourteen municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo. according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 176,218. [1] The town of Guacara is the shire town of the Guacara Municipality.[2]

Guacara Municipality

Municipio Guacara
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Location in Carabobo
Guacara Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°14′08″N 67°53′06″W
Country Venezuela
StateCarabobo
Municipal seatGuacara
Government
  MayorGerardo Sanchez (PSUV)
Area
  Total165 km2 (64 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total176,218
  Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0243
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Guacara Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 171,123 (up from 145,132 in 2000). This amounts to 7.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1,037.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,686.1/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Guacara Municipality is Gerardo Sánchez, elected on November 23, 2008 with 52% of the vote.[5] He replaced Jose Manuel Flores Salazar shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ciudad Alianza, Guacara, and Yagua.[2]

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