Country Venezuela Shiretown Libertad Website Official website | State Barinas Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Area code 0273 | |
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The Rojas Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 40,126. The town of Libertad is the shire town of the Rojas Municipality.
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Map of Rojas, Barinas, Venezuela
Demographics
The Rojas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 40,264 (up from 34,132 in 2000). This amounts to 5.3% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 25.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (66/sq mi).
Government
The mayor of the Rojas Municipality is Orlando Leonel Gómez Mendoza, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 48% of the vote. The municipality is divided into four parishes; Libertad, Dolores, Palacios Fajardo, and Santa Rosa.