Rojas Municipality

Rojas
Municipality
Municipio Rojas

Location in Barinas
Country  Venezuela
State Barinas
Shiretown Libertad
Government
  Mayor Orlando Leonel Gómez Mendoza (MVR)
Area
  Total 1,591 km2 (614 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 40,126
  Density 25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
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. [1] The town of Libertad is the shire town of the Rojas Municipality.[2]

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.[3] The municipality's population density is 25.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (66/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Rojas Municipality is Orlando Leonel Gómez Mendoza, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 48% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Libertad, Dolores, Palacios Fajardo, and Santa Rosa.[2]

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Coordinates: 8°33′46″N 69°38′47″W / 8.5629°N 69.6465°W / 8.5629; -69.6465

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