Rojas Municipality

Rojas Municipality
Municipio Rojas
Municipality

Location in Barinas
Map showing the location of Rojas Municipality within Venezuela
Rojas Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°33′46″N 69°38′47″W / 8.562872°N 69.646499°W / 8.562872; -69.646499Coordinates: 8°33′46″N 69°38′47″W / 8.562872°N 69.646499°W / 8.562872; -69.646499
Country  Venezuela
State Barinas
Municipal seat 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 UTC−04:00 (VET)
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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