Bejuma Municipality
| Bejuma | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
| Municipio Bejuma | |||
| |||
 Location in Carabobo | |||
  Bejuma Location in Venezuela | |||
| Coordinates: 10°10′22.34″N 68°15′32.36″W / 10.1728722°N 68.2589889°W | |||
| Country |
 Venezuela | ||
| State | Carabobo | ||
| Shiretown | Bejuma | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Lorenzo Remedios (PSUV) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 469 km2 (181 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 48,538 | ||
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) | ||
| Area code(s) | 0249 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
The Bejuma 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 48,538. [1] The town of Bejuma is the shire town of the Bejuma Municipality.[2]
Demographics
The Bejuma Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 45,306 (up from 39,945 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 96.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (250/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Bejuma Municipality is Lorenzo Remedios, re-elected on November 23, 2008 with 46% of the vote.[5] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Bejuma, Canoabo, and Simón Bolívar.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
- 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/divulgacion_regionales_2008/index.php?e=07&m=00&p=00&c=00&t=00&ca=00&v=02
External links
- bejuma-carabobo.gob.ve (Spanish)