José Gregorio Monagas Municipality

Venezuelan Municipality
name = José Gregorio Monagas


country = Venezuela
state = Anzoátegui
shiretown = Mapire
area = 9,176 km² (5,701.7 sq mi)
population = 18,154
year_estimate = 2007
population_density = 1.98/km² (3.2/sq mi)
mayor = Rafael Ángel Puerta Alvarez (COPEI)
time_zone = VST ()
area_code(s) = 0283
website = http://josegregoriomonagas-anzoategui.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name = josegregoriomonagas-anzoategui.gob.ve

The José Gregorio Monagas Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 18,154. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Mapire is the shire town of the José Gregorio Monagas Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip]

Demographics

The José Gregorio Monagas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 18,154 (up from 16,533 in 2000). This amounts to 1.2% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 3.2 people per square mile (1.98/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the José Gregorio Monagas Municipality is Rafael Ángel Puerta Alvarez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 40% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/2/alcaldedis=0&edo=2&mun=10&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into six parishes; Capital José Gregorio Monagas, Piar, San Diego de Cabrutica, Santa Clara, Uverito, and Zuata.

See also

* Anzoátegui
* Mapire
* Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://josegregoriomonagas-anzoategui.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ josegregoriomonagas-anzoategui.gob.ve] es icon