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Montalbán Municipality

Coordinates: 10°11′09″N 68°19′23″W / 10.1858°N 68.3231°W / 10.1858; -68.3231
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Montalbán Municipality
Municipio Montalbán
Flag of Montalbán Municipality
Official seal of Montalbán Municipality
Location in Carabobo
Location in Carabobo
Map showing the location of Montalbán Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Montalbán Municipality within Venezuela
Montalbán Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°11′09″N 68°19′23″W / 10.1858°N 68.3231°W / 10.1858; -68.3231
Country Venezuela
StateCarabobo
Municipal seatMontalbán
Government
 • MayorLuis Sánchez (PSUV)
Area
 • Total172.2 km2 (66.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total24,908
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0249
WebsiteOfficial website

The Montalbán Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 24,908.[1] The town of Montalbán is the shire town of the Montalbán Municipality.[2]

Demographics

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The Montalbán Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 23,712 (up from 20,559 in 2000). This amounts to 1.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 221.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (574.0/sq mi).[4]

Government

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The mayor of the Montalbán Municipality is Luis Sánchez, elected on November 23, 2008, with 44% of the vote.[5] He replaced Tulio Salvatierra Salazar shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into one parish (Montalbán).[2]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx [dead link]
  2. ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip [permanent dead link]
  3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008".