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Páez Municipality Municipio Páez | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Miranda | |
.svg)  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
[edit]The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Páez Municipality" for independence hero José Antonio Páez.
Demographics
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
[edit]- paez-miranda.gob.ve (in Spanish)
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