The San Casimiro Municipality is one of the 18
municipalities
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(
municipio
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s) that makes up the
Venezuela
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n state of
Aragua
Aragua State ( es, Estado Aragua, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni. It has Venezuela's first n ...
and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 25,540. The town of
San Casimiro is the
shire town
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of the San Casimiro Municipality.
[http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip]
Demographics
The San Casimiro Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 26,030 (up from 23,212 in 2000). This amounts to 1.6% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .
Government
The mayor of the San Casimiro Municipality is Johnny Martinez, elected on October 31, 2004, with 44% of the vote. He replaced Luis Rodriguez shortly after the elections.
The municipality is divided into four
parish
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es; Capital San Casimiro, Güiripa, Ollas de Caramacate, and Valle Morín.
See also
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San Casimiro
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Aragua
Aragua State ( es, Estado Aragua, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni. It has Venezuela's first n ...
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Municipalities of Venezuela
Municipalities of Venezuela are subdivisions of the States of Venezuela. There are 335 municipalities dividing the 23 states and the Capital District.
Municipalities and their seats by federal entity Capital District
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References
External links
sancasimiro-aragua.gob.ve
Municipalities of Aragua
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