Carrizal 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 52,224.[1] The town of Carrizal is the municipal seat of the Carrizal Municipality.[2]
Carrizal Municipality
Municipio Carrizal | |
|---|---|
 Flag .jpg) Seal | |
 Location in Miranda | |
.svg)  Carrizal Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°21′01″N 66°59′53″W / 10.3503°N 66.9981°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | Carrizal[*] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Farith Fraija |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 52,224 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0232 |
| Website | Official website |
Demographics
editThe Carrizal Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 52,224 (up from 44,431 in 2000). This amounts to 1.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1,632 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,230/sq mi).[4]
Government
editSince 2017, the mayor of the city is Farith Fraija, after winning the municipal elections widely against José Luis Rodríguez, who ruled the municipality after replacing Orlando Urdaneta in 2002, shortly after a special election.
References
edit- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls[permanent dead link]
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