Páez Municipality, Miranda
Páez Municipality Municipio Páez | |||
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Municipality | |||
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![]() Location in Miranda | |||
![]() ![]() Páez Municipality Location in Venezuela | |||
Coordinates: 10°40′28″N 71°30′50″W / 10.674442°N 71.513786°WCoordinates: 10°40′28″N 71°30′50″W / 10.674442°N 71.513786°W | |||
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State | Miranda | ||
Municipal seat | Río Chico | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Emilio Ruiz (AD) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 963 km2 (372 sq mi) | ||
Population (2007) | |||
• Total | 39,097 | ||
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (VET) | ||
Area code(s) | 0234 | ||
Website | Official website | ||
Páez 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 39,097.[1] The town of Río Chico is the municipal seat of the Páez Municipality.[2]
Name
The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Páez Municipality" for independence hero José Antonio Páez.
Demographics
The Páez Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 39,097 (up from 33,259 in 2000). This amounts to 1.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 40.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (105/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Páez Municipality is Emilio Ruiz, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 39% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Río Chico, El Guapo, Tacarigua de La Laguna, Paparo, and San Fernando del Guapo.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
External links
- paez-miranda.gob.ve (in Spanish)