Guaicaipuro Municipality

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Guaicaipuro Municipality
Municipio Guaicaipuro
Municipality
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Guaicaipuro Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°15′N67°00′W / 10.25°N 67°W / 10.25; -67
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
State Miranda
Municipal seat Los Teques
Government
 •  Mayor Francisco Garcés (PSUV)
Area
 • Total661 km2 (255 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total280,687
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s) 0212
Website Official website
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Guaicaipuro 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 280,687. [1] The town of Los Teques is the municipal seat of the Guaicaipuro Municipality. [2] The municipality is named for the sixteenth century cacique Guaicaipuro.

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History

The city of Los Teques was founded in 1777 and was named after the Aractoeques Carabs, an indigenous tribe that once inhabited the area. On February 13, 1927, the capital of Miranda was moved to this city from Petare (before being in Petare, the capital of Miranda was in Ocumare del Tuy).[ citation needed ]

Guaicaipuro memorial in Los Teques Pan de Azucar6.JPG
Guaicaipuro memorial in Los Teques

Geography

Temperature: Varies from 18 and 26 degrees Celsius.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

The Guaicaipuro Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 280,687 (up from 240,731 in 2000). This amounts to 9.8% of the state's population. [3] The municipality's population density is 424.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,099.8/sq mi). [4]

Government

The mayor of the Guaicaipuro Municipality is Francisco Garcés, elected on December 8, 2013, with 52% of the vote.[ citation needed ] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Los Teques, Altagracia de La Montaña, Cecilio Acosta, El Jarillo, Paracotos, San Pedro, and Tácata. [2]

Transportation

On November 3, 2006, President Hugo Chávez inaugurated the Los Teques Metro. This metro system is connected to the Caracas Metro.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5B%5D
  2. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D


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