Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, Cojedes

Ezequiel Zamora Municipality
Municipio Ezequiel Zamora
Municipality

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Ezequiel Zamora Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°39′00″N 68°35′00″W / 9.65°N 68.5833°W / 9.65; -68.5833Coordinates: 9°39′00″N 68°35′00″W / 9.65°N 68.5833°W / 9.65; -68.5833
Country  Venezuela
State Cojedes
Municipal seat San Carlos
Government
 • Mayor José Jesús Betancourt Sanoja (MVR)
Area
 • Total 1,843 km2 (712 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 106,760
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0258

The San Carlos Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 106,760.[1] The city of San Carlos is the municipal seat of the San Carlos Municipality.[2]

History

Father Capuchino Fray Pedro de Berja founded the city of San Carlos de Austria on April 27, 1678.[3]

Demographics

The San Carlos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 97,860 (up from 85,402 in 2000). This amounts to 32.6% of the state's population.[4] The municipality's population density is 53.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (138/sq mi).[5]

Government

The mayor of the San Carlos Municipality is José Jesús Betancourt Sanoja, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 52% of the vote.[6][7] The municipality is divided into three parishes; “San Carlos de Austria, Juan Angel Bravo, and Manuel Manrique.[2]

Sites of interest

Religious buildings

  • Catedral de San Carlos
  • Iglesia Santo Domingo
  • Iglesia San Juan

Squares and parks

  • Plaza Bolívar

References

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