Paz Castillo is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda, named after poet and diplomat Fernando Paz Castillo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 111,335.[1] The town of Santa Lucía is the municipal seat of the Paz Castillo Municipality.[2]
Paz Castillo Municipality
Municipio Paz Castillo | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Miranda | |
.svg)  Paz Castillo Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°19′59″N 66°38′35″W / 10.3331°N 66.6431°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | El Rosario de Soapire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elio Serrano (MVR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 402.3 km2 (155.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 111,335 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0239 |
| Website | Official website |
Demographics
editThe Paz Castillo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 111,335 (up from 90,778 in 2000). This amounts to 3.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 272.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (706.8/sq mi).[4]
Government
editThe mayor of the Paz Castillo Municipality is Elio Serrano, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 57% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into one parishes; (Santa Lucía).[2]
References
edit- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "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]
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
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