Miranda Municipality Municipio Miranda | |
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Location in Trujillo | |
Coordinates: 9°28′33″N70°44′09″W / 9.4759°N 70.7358°W Coordinates: 9°28′33″N70°44′09″W / 9.4759°N 70.7358°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Trujillo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Fosion Machado (PSUV) |
Area | |
• Total | 374 km2 (144 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 29,445 [1] |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Website | Official website |
Miranda [2] is one of the 20 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Trujillo and, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 29,445. [1] The town of El Dividive is the municipal seat of Miranda Municipality.
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Acevedo 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 88,289. The town of Caucagua is the municipal seat of the Acevedo Municipality.
Buroz 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 25,755. The town of Mamporal is the municipal seat of the Buroz Municipality.
Andrés Bello 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 25,208. The town of San José de Barlovento is the shire town of the Andrés Bello Municipality. The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Andrés Bello Municipality", in honour of the writer Andrés Bello.
Cristóbal Rojas 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 96,369. The town of Charallave is the municipal seat of the Cristóbal Rojas Municipality. The municipality is named for Venezuelan painter Cristóbal Rojas.
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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. The town of Miranda is the shire town of the Miranda Municipality.
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