Rómulo Gallegos Municipality, Apure Explained

Rómulo Gallegos Municipality
Native Name:Municipio Rómulo Gallegos
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 Rómulo Gallegos Municipality within Venezuela
Pushpin Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Venezuela
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Apure
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jesus Leopoldo Estrada Moreno (PSUV)
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:24418
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:0240
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
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The Rómulo Gallegos Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Apure and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 24,418.[1] The town of Elorza is the shire town of the Rómulo Gallegos Municipality.[2]

Name

The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Rómulo Gallegos Municipality", in honour of the writer Rómulo Gallegos.

Demographics

The Rómulo Gallegos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 23,839 (up from 20,331 in 2000). This amounts to 5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is .[4]

Government

The mayor of the Rómulo Gallegos Municipality is Jesus Leopoldo Estrada Moreno, re-elected November 23, 2008 with 48% of the vote.[5] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Urbana Elorza and La Trinidad.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
  2. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Apure.zip
  3. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/apure/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/apure/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. Web site: Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008 .