Independencia Municipality, Miranda

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Independencia Municipality Municipio Independencia
Municipality
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Location in Miranda
Independencia Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°11′05″N66°36′52″W / 10.1847°N 66.6144°W / 10.1847; -66.6144
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Municipal seat	Santa Teresa del Tuy
Government
•  Mayor	Rayner Pulido Fuentes (PSUV)
Area
• Total	366.2 km2 (141.4 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	160,899
• Density	439.4/km2 (1,138/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	Official website

Independencia 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 160,899. ^[1] The town of Santa Teresa del Tuy is the municipal seat of the Independencia Municipality. ^[2]

Demographics

The Independencia Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 160,899 (up from 137,469 in 2000). This amounts to 5.6% of the state's population. ^[3] The municipality's population density is 566.55 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,467.4/sq mi). ^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Independencia Municipality is Wilmer Salazar, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 50% of the vote. ^{[5] [6]} The municipality is divided into two parishes; Santa Teresa del Tuy and El Cartanal. ^[2]

References

1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Estado Miranda.- División político territorial, según municipios y parroquias, 2003" [Miranda State - Political and territorial division, according to municipalities and parishes, 2003] (in Spanish). Archived from the original (ZIP) on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Alcalde de Municipio - Independencia". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29.
6. "Elecciones 30 de julio de 2000 directorio de alcaldes electos" [Elections July 30, 2000 Directory of elected mayors](PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.