Girardot Municipality, Cojedes

Girardot
Municipality
Municipio Girardot

Location in Cojedes
Country  Venezuela
State Cojedes
Shiretown El Baúl
Government
  Mayor Gustavo Ramón Guillén Brizuela (AD)
Area
  Total 3,468 km2 (1,339 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 11,906
  Density 3.4/km2 (8.9/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0258
Website Official website

The Girardot Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 11,906.[1] The town of El Baúl is the shire town of the Girardot Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Girardot Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 11,579 (up from 10,387 in 2000). This amounts to 3.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 3.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.7/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Girardot Municipality is Gustavo Ramón Guillén Brizuela, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 30% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; El Baúl and Sucre.[2]

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