The Camatagua 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, states of Venezuela. It is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungle (terrain), jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata a ...
and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 16,627. The town of
Camatagua is the
shire town
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of the Camatagua Municipality.
[http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip ]
Demographics
The Camatagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 17,674 (up from 15,691 in 2000). This amounts to 1% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .
Government
The mayor of the Camatagua Municipality is Rafael González, re-elected on November 23, 2008, with 42% of the vote.
The municipality is divided into two
parish
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es; Capital Camatagua and Carmen de Cura.
See also
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Camatagua
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Aragua
Aragua State ( es, Estado Aragua, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. It is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungle (terrain), jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata a ...
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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
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camatagua-aragua.gob.ve
Municipalities of Aragua
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