Pedro Zaraza Municipality

The Pedro Zaraza Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the central Venezuelan state of Guárico and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 60,595.^[1] The town of Zaraza is the shire town of the Pedro Zaraza Municipality.^[2]

Pedro Zaraza Municipality Municipio Pedro Zaraza
Municipality
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Location in Guárico
Pedro Zaraza Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°14′01″N 65°22′57″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Guárico
Municipal seat	Zaraza
Government
• Mayor	David Fares Páez (MVR)
Area
• Total	2,952.9 km2 (1,140.1 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	60,595
• Density	21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0238
Website	Official website

Demographics

The Pedro Zaraza Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 60,595 (up from 55,957 in 2000). This amounts to 8.1% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 25.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (65/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Pedro Zaraza Municipality is Freddi Ali Gomez, elected on November 23, 2008 ^[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Zaraza and San José de Unare.^[2]

See also

• Zaraza
• Guárico
• Municipalities of Venezuela