Brión Municipality, Miranda

Brion Municipality Municipio Brion
Municipality
Flag Seal
Location in Miranda
Brion Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°29′00″N 66°06′00″W / 10.483333°N 66.1°W / 10.483333; -66.1Coordinates: 10°29′00″N 66°06′00″W / 10.483333°N 66.1°W / 10.483333; -66.1
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Municipal seat	Higuerote
Government
• Mayor	Liliana González (PSUV)
Area
• Total	531 km2 (205 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	56,699
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)	0234
Website	Official website
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Brion square

Brion is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 56,699.^[1] The town of Higuerote is the municipal seat of the Brion Municipality.^[2]

Demographics

The Brion Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 56,699 (up from 48,976 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 171.8 people per square mile (106.78/km²).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the municipality is Liliana Coromoto Gonzalez Guachi chosen on November 23, 2008 triumphing with 48% of the votes and his her opponent Raimundo Teran with 40% and volume posecion on December 1, 2008, defeating Raúl Ceballos.

Mayors of the municipality and political organizations which have governed (1989 onwards)

• Manuel González: (1989-1992) COPEI (Committee of Political Electoral Independent Organization)
• Domingo Palacios: (1992-2000) (Independent)
• Ramón Ramos: (2000-2004) COPEI-Electors of Miranda
• Raúl Ceballos: (2004-2008) PPT (Motherland For All)-PSUV (United Socialist Party of Venezuela)
• Liliana González: (2008) PSUV (United Socialist party of Venezuela)

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