Cristóbal Rojas, Venezuela

Cristóbal Rojas
Municipality
Municipio Cristóbal Rojas

Location in Miranda
Country  Venezuela
State Miranda
Shiretown Charallave
Government
  Mayor Marisela Mendoza de Brito (MVR)
Area
  Total 120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 96,369
  Density 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0239
Website Official website

Cristóbal Rojas is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 96,369.[1] The town of Charallave is the shire town of the Cristóbal Rojas Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for Venezuelan painter Cristóbal Rojas.

Demographics

The Cristóbal Rojas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 96,369 (up from 83,568 in 2000). This amounts to 3.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 803.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,080.0/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Cristóbal Rojas Municipality is Marisela Mendoza de Brito, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 49% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Charallave and Las Brisas.[2]

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