Chaguaramas Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities of the state of Guárico, Venezuela. It has an area of and is estimated to have a population of 12,966 inhabitants as of 2011 according to the census. Its capital is the town of Chaguaramas in the east of the municipality.
The Chaguaramas Municipality is located in the north of the state in the Venezuelan Llanos. Agriculture is the basis of its economy.
History Chaguaramas was founded in 1653 by Bartolomé Belisario de la Madrid; the first site founded was Las Palmas, where the Casianero and Curipa hamlets are currently located.
The first mass was celebrated in 1728.
Politics and government
Mayors +PeriodMayorPolitical Party% of votesNotes1989–1992Pedro Aguilera SuberoCOPEI55.58First mayor under direct elections1992–1995Luis MejíasDemocratic Action (AD)33.821995–1998Carlos Jiménez RomeroCOPEI1998–2000Julia MartínezCOPEIEarly general elections were held in 2000 due to the approval of the 1999 Constitution2000–2004Carlos Jiménez RomeroFatherland for All53.86Reelected2004–2008Mary Luz PérezFatherland for All52.072008–2013Yamilet GuevaraUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela50.19Municipal elections for 2012 were postponed by 1 year2013–2017Yovanny Rafael SalazarPopular Will/Democratic Unity Roundtable50.372017–2021Manuel GarcíaUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela85.252021–2025José RequenaUnion and Progress Party43.51
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