Carlos Arvelo Municipality


The Carlos Arvelo Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 150,277. The town of Güigüe is the shire town of the Carlos Arvelo Municipality.

Geography

The Carlos Arvelo Municipality is located in the southeastern part of Carabobo State. It is limited to the north by the Lake of Valencia and the Municipality the Guayos, to the west the Municipality of Valencia, to the South the State of Guárico and to the east the State of Aragua.
The Carlos Arvelo Municipality is integrated by the Güigüe Urban Parish and the Belén Non-Urban Parish and the Tacarigua Non-Urban Parish. The north of the municipality is mostly plain, unlike the central and southern part of the municipality, which is mountainous.

Climate

Minimum monthly temperature in the Carlos Arvelo municipality lies between 12.3 and 22.1 °C, while maximum temperature is between 24.4 and 33.9 °C. Total annual precipitation fluctuates between 932 and 1395 mm. Most rain falls between June and August, while the driest quarter comprises January to March.

Demographics

The Carlos Arvelo Municipality, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 150,277. This amounts to 6.7% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is.

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Term 2013-2017