Lander Municipality

For other uses, see Lander.

Lander Municipality Municipio Lander
Municipality
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Location in Miranda
Lander Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°03′39″N66°43′17″W / 10.0608°N 66.7214°W / 10.0608; -66.7214
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Municipal seat	Santa Teresa del Tuy
Government
•  Mayor	Dayana Báez Báez (PSUV)
Area
• Total	560.9 km2 (216.6 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	135,739
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	Official website

Lander 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 135,739. ^[1] The town of Ocumare del Tuy is the municipal seat of the Lander Municipality. ^[2]

Demographics

The Lander Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 135,739 (up from 117,819 in 2000). This amounts to 4.7% of the state's population. ^[3] The municipality's population density is 283.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (735.5/sq mi). ^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Lander Municipality is José Gregorio Arvelo, elected on October 31, 2004, with 53% of the vote. ^[5] He replaced Manuel Garcia shortly after the elections. ^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ocumare del Tuy, La Democracia, and Santa Bárbara. ^[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 (XLS) 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 LANDER". 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.