Juan José Mora Municipality

Municipality in Carabobo, Venezuela

Juan José Mora Municipality Municipio Juan José Mora
Municipality
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Location in Carabobo
10°27′27″N 68°15′34″W / 10.4575°N 68.2594°W / 10.4575; -68.2594
Country	Venezuela
State	Carabobo
Municipal seat	Morón
Government
• Mayor	Matson Caldera (PSUV)
Area
• Total	553.9 km² (213.9 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	69,236
• Density	120/km² (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0242
Website	Official website
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The Juan José Mora Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 69,236.^[1] The town of Morón is the shire town of the Juan José Mora Municipality.^[2]

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.^[3] The municipality's population density is 144.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (373.0/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Juan José Mora Municipality is Matson Caldera, elected on November 23, 2008, with 52% of the vote.^[5] He replaced José Gregorio Frías shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Morón and Urama.^[2]

References

^ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
^ ^a ^b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008".