Lander Municipality

Lander Municipality
Municipio Lander
Municipality

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Location in Miranda
Map showing the location of Lander Municipality within Venezuela
Lander Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°11′N 66°42′W / 10.18°N 66.7°W / 10.18; -66.7Coordinates: 10°11′N 66°42′W / 10.18°N 66.7°W / 10.18; -66.7
Country  Venezuela
State Miranda
Municipal seat Ocumare del Tuy
Government
 • Mayor José Gregorio Arvelo (MVR)
Area
 • Total 478 km2 (185 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 135,739
 • Density 280/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0239
Website Official website

Lander 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 135,739.[1] The town of Ocumare del Tuy is the municipal seat of the Lander Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Lander Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 135,739 (up from 117,819 in 2000). This amounts to 4.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 283.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (735.5/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Lander Municipality is José Gregorio Arvelo, elected on October 31, 2004 with 53% of the vote.[5] He replaced Manuel Garcia shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ocumare del Tuy, La Democracia, and Santa Bárbara.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  2. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=5&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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