The Roscio Municipality is one of the 11
municipalities
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(
municipio
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s) that makes up the
Venezuela
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n state of
Bolívar and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 21,750. The town of
Guasipati
Guasipati is a town that serves as the administrative seat of Roscio Municipality in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela. It was founded on 27 September 1757. Its economy depends highly on the gold of its land and that of El Callao.The city is loca ...
is the
shire town
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of the Roscio Municipality.
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Demographics
The Roscio Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 23,957 (up from 19,777 in 2000). This amounts to 1.6% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .
Government
The mayor of the Roscio Municipality is Manuel de Jesús González Marrero, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 51% of the vote.
The municipality is divided into one (two if you count the Capital Roscio section)
parish
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es; Salom.
See also
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Guasipati
Guasipati is a town that serves as the administrative seat of Roscio Municipality in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela. It was founded on 27 September 1757. Its economy depends highly on the gold of its land and that of El Callao.The city is loca ...
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Bolívar
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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
Municipalities of Bolívar (state)
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