The Aragua Municipality is one of the 21
municipalities
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municipio
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s) that makes up the eastern
Venezuela
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n state of
Anzoátegui
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and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 29,268. The town of
Aragua de Barcelona
Aragua de Barcelona () is the shire town of Aragua Municipality in Anzoátegui State in Venezuela.
Notable people
*Denzil Romero
Denzil Romero (July 24, 1938 in Aragua de Barcelona – March 7, 1999 in Valencia), was a Venezuela
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is the
shire town
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of the Aragua Municipality.
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Demographics
The Aragua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 32,558 (up from 28,723 in 2000). This amounts to 2.2% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .
Government
The mayor of the Aragua Municipality is Juan de Dios Figueredo, re-elected on 23 November 2008 with 52% of the vote.
The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Aragua and Cachipo.
See also
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Municipalities of Venezuela
Municipality, Municipalities of Venezuela are administrative divisions of Venezuela, subdivisions of the States of Venezuela. There are 335 municipalities dividing the 23 states and the Capital District (Venezuela), Capital District.
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References
External links
aragua-anzoategui.gob.ve
Municipalities of Anzoategui
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