San Carlos, Cojedes

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San Carlos de Austria
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San Carlos Municipality in Cojedes State
Country	Venezuela
State	Cojedes
Municipality	San Carlos
Founded	April 27, 1678
Government
- Mayor	Dr. José Jesús Betancourt Sanoja (MVR)
Elevation	152 m (499 ft)
Population (2001)
- Total	83,957
- Demonym	san carleño
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
- Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0258
The area and population figures are for the municipality
Website: sancarlos-cojedes.gov.ve

San Carlos is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Cojedes. This city is also the shire town of the San Carlos Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 83,957.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Government 4 Sites of interest 4.1 Religious buildings 4.2 Squares and parks 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

Father Capuchino Fray Pedro de Berja founded the city of San Carlos de Austria on April 27, 1678.^[2]

[edit] Demographics

The San Carlos Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 83,957 (up from 62,140 in 1990). This amounts to 33.2% of Cojedes's population.^[3]

[edit] Government

San Carlos is the shire town of the San Carlos Municipality in Cojedes. The mayor of the San Carlos Municipality is Dr. José Jesús Betancourt Sanoja, reelected in 2004 with 52% of the vote.^[4] The last municipal election was held in October 2004.

[edit] Sites of interest

[edit] Religious buildings

• Catedral de San Carlos
• Iglesia Santo Domingo
• Iglesia San Juan

[edit] Squares and parks

• Plaza Bolívar

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• sancarlos-cojedes.gov.ve (Spanish)
• Information on the municipalities of Cojedes (Spanish)
• Flag & Coat of Arms of San Carlos

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