Miranda Municipality, Mérida

For other uses, see Miranda (disambiguation) and Miranda Municipality (disambiguation).
Miranda Municipality
Municipio Miranda
Municipality
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Location in Mérida
Miranda Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°58′58″N 70°46′48″W / 8.9828°N 70.78°W / 8.9828; -70.78
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Government
 • MayorJosé Villarreal (PSUV)
Area
 • Total
430 km2 (170 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
22,879
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0271
WebsiteOfficial website

Miranda is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 22,879.[1] The town of Timotes is the shire town of the Miranda Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named Miranda Municipality after the Venezuelan revolutionary and independence hero Francisco de Miranda.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  2. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip
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