Camatagua Municipality

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Municipio Camatagua
Location of Camatagua within Aragua [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	Camatagua
Area	780 km² (484.7 sq mi)
Population (2007)	17,674
Density	22.66/km² (36.5/sq mi)
Mayor	Rafael González (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0246
Website	camatagua-aragua.gob.ve

The Camatagua Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 17,674.^[1] The town of Camatagua is the shire town of the Camatagua Municipality.^[2]

1 Demographics
2 Government
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Demographics

The Camatagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 17,674 (up from 15,691 in 2000). This amounts to 1% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 36.5 people per square mile (22.66/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Camatagua Municipality is Rafael González, elected on October 31, 2004 with 42% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Rafael Eduardo Castillo shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Camatagua and Carmen de Cura.^[7]