The Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality is one of the 21
municipalities
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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 14,653. The town of
Valle de Guanape
The Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the muni ...
is the
shire town
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of the Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality.
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Demographics
The Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 12,936 (up from 11,654 in 2000). This amounts to 0.8% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .
Government
The mayor of the Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality is Franklyn Guillen, re-elected 23 November 2008 with 55% of the vote.
The municipality is divided into two parishes; Valle de Guanape and Santa Bárbara (previous to 27 June 1995, the Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality, or Carvajal Municipality as it was known back then, contained only a single parish).
See also
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Valle de Guanape
The Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the muni ...
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Anzoátegui
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Municipalities of Venezuela
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References
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Municipalities of Anzoategui
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