Pedro Gual Municipality
Pedro Gual Municipality Municipio Pedro Gual | ||
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Municipality | ||
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![]() Location in Miranda | ||
![]() ![]() Pedro Gual Municipality Location in Venezuela | ||
Coordinates: 10°09′40″N 65°42′03″W / 10.16103°N 65.7009°WCoordinates: 10°09′40″N 65°42′03″W / 10.16103°N 65.7009°W | ||
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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
- ↑ 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=21&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
External links
- pedrogual-miranda.gob.ve (in Spanish)