Rosario de Perijá Municipality
Rosario de Perijá Municipality
Municipio Rosario de Perijá | |
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Location in Zulia | |
| Coordinates: 10°14′31″N 72°17′39″W / 10.2419°N 72.2942°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Zulia |
| Municipal seat | Villa del Rosario |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ely Ramón Atención (MUD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,432.9 km2 (1,711.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 67,712 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
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The Rosario de Perijá Municipality is located in Zulia, Venezuela. It was founded in 1989. The municipality has a total surface of 3,543 km² and it has some 67,712 inhabitant (2001 census). Its capital is Villa del Rosario. The municipality is made of three civil parishes: Donaldo García (7,489 inhabitants), El Rosario (53,953 inhabitants) and Sixto Zambrano (6,270 inhabitants).
The local economy is based primarily on cattle raising. There is also an important exploitation of limestone for the cement industry.