Government
The mayor of the Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality is Franklyn Guillen, re-elected 23 November 2008 with 55% of the vote. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Valle de Guanape and Santa Bárbara (previous to 27 June 1995, the Francisco del Carmen Carvajal Municipality, or Carvajal Municipality as it was known back then, contained only a single parish).
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