The Juan José Mora Municipality is one of the 14
municipalities
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(
municipio
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s) that makes up the
Venezuela
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n state of
Carabobo
Carabobo State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The state capital city is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is and ...
and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 69,236. The town of
Morón is the
shire town
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of the Juan José Mora Municipality.
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Demographics
The Juan José Mora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 65,239 (up from 57,701 in 2000). This amounts to 2.9% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .
Government
The mayor of the Juan José Mora Municipality is Matson Caldera, elected on November 23, 2008, with 52% of the vote.
He replaced José Gregorio Frías shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two
parish
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es; Morón and Urama.
See also
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Morón
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Carabobo
Carabobo State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The state capital city is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is and ...
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Municipalities of Venezuela
Municipalities () 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
juanjosemora-carabobo.gob.ve
Municipalities of Carabobo
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