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]
Rojas Municipality
Municipio Rojas | |
|---|---|
.svg) Flag .jpg) Seal | |
 Location in Barinas | |
.svg)  Rojas Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°28′57″N 69°33′16″W / 8.4825°N 69.5544°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Barinas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Orlando Leonel Gómez Mendoza (MVR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,494.4 km2 (963.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 40,126 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0273 |
| Website | Official website |
Demographics
editThe 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
editThe 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Venezuela: administrative units, extended". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
edit- rojas-barinas.gob.ve (in Spanish)
