Buroz 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.[1] The town of Mamporal is the municipal seat of the Buroz Municipality.[2]

Buroz Municipality
Municipio Buroz
Location in Miranda
Location in Miranda
Map showing the location of Buroz Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Buroz Municipality within Venezuela
Buroz Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°21′53″N 66°07′50″W
Country Venezuela
StateMiranda
Municipal seatMamporal
Government
  MayorRamón Gómez Serrano (PODEMOS)
Area
  Total198 km2 (76 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total25,755
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0234
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Buroz Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,755 (up from 21,624 in 2000). This amounts to 0.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 130.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (336.9/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Buroz Municipality is Ramón Gómez Serrano, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 68% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into one parish (Mamporal).[2]

References

  • buroz-miranda.gob.ve] (in Spanish)


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