Miranda Municipality
Municipio Miranda
Municipality
Flag of Miranda Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Miranda Municipality
Seal
Location in Carabobo
Location in Carabobo
Map showing the location of Miranda Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Miranda Municipality within Venezuela
Miranda Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°06′37″N 68°22′45″W / 10.1101624°N 68.3792499°W / 10.1101624; -68.3792499
Country Venezuela
StateCarabobo
Municipal seatMiranda
Government
 • MayorEduardo A. Sequera
Area
 • Total150.8 km2 (58.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total29,092
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0249
WebsiteOfficial website

Miranda is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 29,092. [1] The town of Miranda is the shire town of the Miranda Municipality.[2]

Name

The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named Miranda Municipality for independence hero Francisco de Miranda.

Demographics

The Miranda Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 27,609 (up from 23,869 in 2000). This amounts to 1.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 171.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (444.1/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Miranda Municipality is Eduardo A. Sequera.[5] He replaced Fernando Jimenez shortly after the last municipal elections.[6] The municipality is divided into one parish (Miranda).[2]

References

  1. ↑ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Carabobo.zip%5B%5D
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/carabobo/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. ↑ Alcaldías Digitales Archived 2008-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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