Girardot Municipality
Municipio Girardot
Municipality
Location in Cojedes
Location in Cojedes
Map showing the location of Girardot Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Girardot Municipality within Venezuela
Girardot Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°57′38″N 68°18′06″W / 8.9606°N 68.3017°W / 8.9606; -68.3017
Country Venezuela
StateCojedes
Municipal seatEl Baúl[*]
Government
 • MayorGustavo Ramón Guillén Brizuela (AD)
Area
 • Total3,468 km2 (1,339 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,906
 • Density3.4/km2 (8.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0258

The Girardot Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 11,906.[1] The town of El Baúl is the municipal seat of the Girardot Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Girardot Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 11,579 (up from 10,387 in 2000). This amounts to 3.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 3.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.7/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Girardot Municipality is Gustavo Ramón Guillén Brizuela, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 30% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; El Baúl and Sucre.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=3&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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