The Juan José Mora Municipality is one of the 14

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(

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s) that makes up the

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n state of

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and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 69,236. The town of Morón is the

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of the Juan José Mora Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip

Demographics

The Juan José Mora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 65,239 (up from 57,701 in 2000). This amounts to 2.9% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .

Government

The mayor of the Juan José Mora Municipality is Matson Caldera, elected on November 23, 2008, with 52% of the vote. He replaced José Gregorio Frías shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two

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es; Morón and Urama.

References

External links

juanjosemora-carabobo.gob.ve
Municipalities of Carabobo {{Carabobo-geo-stub

Demographics

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