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History of El Callao


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The El Callao Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 24,013 (up from 18,530 in 2000). This amounts to 1.6% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 10.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (28 /sq mi).

The mayor of the El Callao Municipality is Jes�s Coromoto Lugo Larreal, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 43% of the vote.The municipality is divided into one parish; Capital El Callao.

During the 19th century Trinidadians and other Caribbean islanders began migration to Venezuela, particularly to the city of El Callao to work in the gold mines. They brought the music of Calypso with them, which later became very popular in the city. The folk music is a mixture of Venezuelan and Caribbean genres and is sung in Spanish and/or Caribbean English. It is closely associated with the Carnival festival, a tradition also brought by the West Indian people
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