Cristóbal Rojas Municipality

Cristóbal Rojas is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 96,369.[1] The town of Charallave is the municipal seat of the Cristóbal Rojas Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for Venezuelan painter Cristóbal Rojas.

Cristóbal Rojas Municipality
Municipio Cristóbal Rojas
Municipality
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Location in Miranda
Cristóbal Rojas Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°14′35″N 66°51′44″W
Country Venezuela
StateMiranda
Municipal seatCharallave
Government
 • MayorMarisela Mendoza de Brito (MVR)
Area
 • Total120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total96,369
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0239
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Cristóbal Rojas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 96,369 (up from 83,568 in 2000). This amounts to 3.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 803.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,080.0/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Cristóbal Rojas Municipality is Marisela Mendoza de Brito, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 49% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Charallave and Las Brisas.[2]

References
  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 22, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=12&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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