José Rafael Revenga Municipality | |
Native Name: | Municipio José Rafael Revenga |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Flag Size: | 100px |
Seal Size: | 100px |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map: | Venezuela |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of José Rafael Revenga Municipality within Venezuela |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Venezuela |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Aragua |
Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Francisco Martínez (PSUV) |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 48800 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Established |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Timezone: | VET |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
Area Code: | 0244 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Footnotes: | See main article: other. |
The José Rafael Revenga Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 48,800.[1] The town of El Consejo is the shire town of the José Rafael Revenga Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for José Rafael Revenga.
The José Rafael Revenga Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 49,593 (up from 43,513 in 2000). This amounts to 3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is .[4]
The mayor of the José Rafael Revenga Municipality is Francisco Martínez, elected on November 23, 2008, with 60% of the vote.[5] He replaced Juan Pablo Perdomo Piñero shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into one parish; Capital José Rafael Revenga.