The Pedro Zaraza Municipality is one of the 15
municipalities
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municipio
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s) that makes up the central
Venezuela
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n state of
Guárico
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and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 60,595. The town of
Zaraza is the
shire town
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of the Pedro Zaraza Municipality.
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Demographics
The Pedro Zaraza Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 60,595 (up from 55,957 in 2000). This amounts to 8.1% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .
Government
The mayor of the Pedro Zaraza Municipality is Freddi Ali Gomez, elected on November 23, 2008
The municipality is divided into two
parish
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es; Capital Zaraza and San José de Unare.
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
pedrozaraza-guarico.gov.ve
Municipalities of Guárico
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