Pedro Gual Municipality

Pedro Gual Municipality
Municipio Pedro Gual
Municipality

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Location in Miranda
Map showing the location of Pedro Gual Municipality within Venezuela
Pedro Gual Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°09′40″N 65°42′03″W / 10.16103°N 65.7009°W / 10.16103; -65.7009Coordinates: 10°09′40″N 65°42′03″W / 10.16103°N 65.7009°W / 10.16103; -65.7009
Country  Venezuela
State Miranda
Municipal seat Cúpira
Government
 • Mayor Manuel Alvarez (MVR)
Area
 • Total 925 km2 (357 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 22,579
 • Density 24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0234
Website Official website

Pedro Gual 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 22,579.[1] The town of Cúpira is the municipal seat of the Pedro Gual Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for 19th century Venezuelan President Pedro Gual Escandón.

Demographics

The Pedro Gual Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 22,579 (up from 19,379 in 2000). This amounts to 0.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 24.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (63.2/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Pedro Gual Municipality is Manuel Alvarez, elected on October 31, 2004 with 47% of the vote.[5] He replaced Lenis Landaeta shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Cúpira and Machurucuto.[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=21&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
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