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Municipality in Cojedes, Venezuela
Girardot Municipality
Municipio Girardot
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°49′36″N 68°20′36″W / 8.8267255°N 68.3432021°W / 8.8267255; -68.3432021
Country Venezuela
StateCojedes
Municipal seatEl Baúl
Government
 • MayorGustavo Ramón Guillén Brizuela (AD)
Area
 • Total2,982.6 km (1,151.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total11,906
 • Density4.0/km (10/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. The town of El Baúl is the municipal seat of the Girardot Municipality.

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. The municipality's population density is 3.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.7/sq mi).

Government

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

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