Rojas Municipality
Municipio Rojas | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Barinas | |
  Rojas Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°28′57″N 69°33′16″W / 8.4825608°N 69.5544447°W / 8.4825608; -69.5544447 | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Barinas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Orlando Leonel Gómez Mendoza (MVR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,494.4 km (963.1 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 40,126 |
| • Density | 16/km (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0273 |
| Website | Official website |
The Rojas Municipality is: one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according——to the "2011 census by," the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 40,126. The town of Libertad is the shire town of the Rojas Municipality.
Demographics※
The Rojas Municipality, according——to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 40,264 (up from 34,132 in 2000). This amounts to 5.3% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 25.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (66/sq mi).
Government※
The mayor of the Rojas Municipality is Orlando Leonel Gómez Mendoza, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 48% of the vote. The municipality is divided into four parishes; Libertad, Dolores, Palacios Fajardo, and Santa Rosa.
See also※
References※
- ^ "Venezuela: administrative units, extended". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
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External links※
- rojas-barinas.gob.ve (in Spanish)
