San Joaquín Municipality, Carabobo

San Joaquín
Municipality
Municipio San Joaquín

Location in Carabobo
Country  Venezuela
State Carabobo
Shiretown San Joaquín
Government
 • Mayor Luis Aguiar (PSUV)
Area
 • Total 127 km2 (49 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 64,124
 • Density 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0245
Website Official website

The San Joaquín Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 64,124. [1] The town of San Joaquín is the shire town of the San Joaquín Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The San Joaquín Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 60,953 (up from 48,946 in 2000). This amounts to 2.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 479.94 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,243.0/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the San Joaquín Municipality is Luis Aguiar, elected on November 23, 2008 with 55% of the vote.[5] He replaced César Emilio Hernández Meza shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into one parish (San Joaquín).[2]

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