Independencia Municipality, Miranda

Independencia Municipality

Municipio Independencia
Independencia Municipality Municipio Independencia
Municipality
	Flag Seal
	Location in Miranda
	Independencia Municipality Location in Venezuela
	Coordinates: 10°14′00″N 66°39′50″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Municipal seat	Santa Teresa del Tuy
Government
• Mayor	Wilmer Salazar (MVR)
Area
• Total	284 km2 (110 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	160,899
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	Official website

Independencia 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 160,899.[1] The town of Santa Teresa del Tuy is the municipal seat of the Independencia Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Independencia Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 160,899 (up from 137,469 in 2000). This amounts to 5.6% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 566.55 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,467.4/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Independencia Municipality is Wilmer Salazar, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 50% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Santa Teresa del Tuy and El Cartanal.[2]

References

http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
"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
http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=4&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] ttp://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls

[autogenerated1-2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ttp://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls

[4] ttp://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls

[5] ttp://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=4&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)