Sosa Municipality

Sosa Municipality
Municipio Sosa
Municipality

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Sosa Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°05′41″N 69°18′30″W / 8.09475°N 69.30828°W / 8.09475; -69.30828Coordinates: 8°05′41″N 69°18′30″W / 8.09475°N 69.30828°W / 8.09475; -69.30828
Country  Venezuela
State Barinas
Government
 • Mayor Francisco Ramon Ramírez (MVR)
Area
 • Total 3,546 km2 (1,369 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 24,142
 • Density 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0273

The Sosa 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 24,142. [1] The town of Ciudad de Nutrias is the municipal seat of the Sosa Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Sosa Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 27,445 (up from 21,960 in 2000). This amounts to 3.6% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 7.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Sosa Municipality is Francisco Ramon Ramírez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 41% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Ciudad de Nutrias, El Regalo, Puerto de Nutrias, and Santa Catalina.[2]

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