Cristóbal Rojas Municipality
Cristóbal Rojas Municipality
Municipio Cristóbal Rojas | |
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Location in Miranda | |
| Coordinates: 10°16′13″N 66°50′01″W / 10.2703°N 66.8336°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | Charallave |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marisela Mendoza de Brito (MVR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 171.3 km2 (66.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 96,369 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0239 |
| Website | Official website |
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Cristóbal Rojas is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 96,369. The town of Charallave is the municipal seat of the Cristóbal Rojas Municipality. The municipality is named for Venezuelan painter Cristóbal Rojas.