Country Venezuela Shiretown Sierra Imataca Website Official website | State Delta Amacuro Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Area code 0286 | |
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The Casacoima Municipality is one of the four municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro. according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 31,706. The town of Sierra Imataca is the shire town of the Casacoima Municipality.
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Map of Casacoima, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela
Demographics
The Casacoima Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 27,792 (up from 21,217 in 2000). This amounts to 17.9% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 9.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.7/sq mi).
Government
The mayor of the Casacoima Municipality is Pedro Santaella, elected on October 31, 2004 with 22% of the vote. He replaced Jose Flores shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into five parishes; Imataca, Cinco de Julio, Juan Bautista Arismendi, Manuel Piar, and Rómulo Gallegos (previous to February 25, 1995, the Casacoima Municipality contained only a single parish).