Montalbán Municipality
Encyclopedia
The Montalbán Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities
(municipio
s) that makes up the Venezuela
n state of Carabobo
and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 23,712. The town of Montalbán is the shire town
of the Montalbán Municipality.
(Montalbán).
Municipalities of Venezuela
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(municipio
Municipio
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s) that makes up the Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n state of Carabobo
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 capital city of this state is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is 4,650 km² and had an estimated population of...
and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 23,712. The town of Montalbán is the shire town
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of the Montalbán Municipality.
Demographics
The Montalbán Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 23,712 (up from 20,559 in 2000). This amounts to 1.1% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 221.61 PD/sqkm.Government
The mayor of the Montalbán Municipality is Luis Sánchez, elected on November 23, 2008 with 44% of the vote. He replaced Tulio Salvatierra Salazar shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into one parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
(Montalbán).