Carrizal Municipality

Carrizal 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 52,224.[1] The town of Carrizal is the municipal seat of the Carrizal Municipality.[2]

Carrizal Municipality
Municipio Carrizal
Municipality
Official seal of Carrizal Municipality
Seal
Location in Miranda
Location in Miranda
Map showing the location of Carrizal Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Carrizal Municipality within Venezuela
Carrizal Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°21′05″N 66°59′37″W
Country Venezuela
StateMiranda
Municipal seatCarrizal[*]
Government
 • MayorFarith Fraija
Population
 (2007)
 • Total52,224
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0232
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Carrizal Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 52,224 (up from 44,431 in 2000). This amounts to 1.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1,632 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,230/sq mi).[4]

Government

Since 2017, the mayor of the city is Farith Fraija, after winning the municipal elections widely against José Luis Rodríguez, who ruled the municipality after replacing Orlando Urdaneta in 2002, shortly after a special election.

References
  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5B%5D
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
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