Casacoima Municipality
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Casacoima Municipality
Municipio Casacoima | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
 Location in Delta Amacuro | |
.svg)  Casacoima Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°30′36″N 62°02′56″W / 8.51°N 62.0489°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Delta Amacuro |
| Municipal seat | Sierra Imataca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Héctor Sosa Bolívar (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,701.7 km2 (1,043.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 37,106 |
| • Density | 13.734/km2 (35.572/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0286 |
| Website | Official website |
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.[1] The town of Sierra Imataca is the shire town of the Casacoima Municipality.[2]
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.[3] The municipality's population density is 9.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.7/sq mi).[4]
