en Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, Cojedes

Ezequiel Zamora Municipality

Municipio Ezequiel Zamora
Ezequiel Zamora Municipality Municipio Ezequiel Zamora
Municipality
	Flag Seal
	Location in Cojedes
	Ezequiel Zamora Municipality Location in Venezuela
	Coordinates: 9°43′36″N 68°38′26″W / 9.7267°N 68.6406°W
Country	Venezuela
State	Cojedes
Government
• Mayor	José Jesús Betancourt Sanoja (MVR)
Area
• Total	1,360.1 km2 (525.1 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	106,760
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0258
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The San Carlos 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 106,760.^[1] The city of San Carlos is the municipal seat of the San Carlos Municipality.^[2]

History

Father Capuchino Fray Pedro de Berja founded the city of San Carlos de Austria on April 27, 1678.^[3]

Demographics

The San Carlos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 97,860 (up from 85,402 in 2000). This amounts to 32.6% of the state's population.^[4] The municipality's population density is 53.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (138/sq mi).^[5]

Government

The mayor of the San Carlos Municipality is José Jesús Betancourt Sanoja, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 52% of the vote.^[6]^[7] The municipality is divided into three parishes; “San Carlos de Austria, Juan Angel Bravo, and Manuel Manrique.^[2]

Sites of interest

Religious buildings

Catedral de San Carlos
Iglesia Santo Domingo
Iglesia San Juan

Squares and parks

Plaza Bolívar

References

^ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
^ ^a ^b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Alcaldías Digitales". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Information on the municipalities of Cojedes (in Spanish)
Flag & Coat of Arms of San Carlos

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[1] "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.

[autogenerated1-2] ttp://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] "Alcaldías Digitales". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2008-03-14.

[4] ttp://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[5] ttp://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[6] ttp://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html ^{[bare URL]}

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, Cojedes