Miranda Municipality, Carabobo

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Miranda Municipality
Municipio Miranda
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Miranda Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°08′53″N68°23′45″W / 10.148029°N 68.395948°W / 10.148029; -68.395948 Coordinates: 10°08′53″N68°23′45″W / 10.148029°N 68.395948°W / 10.148029; -68.395948
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
State Carabobo
Municipal seat Miranda
Government
 •  Mayor Eduardo A. Sequera
Area
 • Total161 km2 (62 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total29,092
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s) 0249
Website Official website
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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]

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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]

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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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