Páez Municipality, Miranda
Páez Municipality
Municipio Páez | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Miranda | |
Páez Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°09′34″N 65°57′13″W / 10.1594°N 65.9536°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | Río Chico |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emilio Ruiz (AD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,128.8 km2 (435.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 39,097 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0234 |
| Website | Official website |
Páez 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 39,097.[1] The town of Río Chico is the municipal seat of the Páez Municipality.[2]
Name
The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Páez Municipality" for independence hero José Antonio Páez.
Demographics
The Páez Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 39,097 (up from 33,259 in 2000). This amounts to 1.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 40.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (105/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Páez Municipality is Emilio Ruiz, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 39% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Río Chico, El Guapo, Tacarigua de La Laguna, Paparo, and San Fernando del Guapo.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b "Estado Miranda.- División político territorial, según municipios y parroquias, 2003" [Miranda State.- Political territorial division, according to municipalities and parishes, 2003] (in Spanish). Archived from the original (ZIP) on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ "Alcalde de Municipio - Paez". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29.
- ^ "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 2008-03-23.
External links
- paez-miranda.gob.ve (in Spanish)