Lander Municipality

Lander Municipality

Municipio Lander
Lander Municipality Municipio Lander
Municipality
	Flag Seal
	Location in Miranda
	Lander Municipality Location in Venezuela
	Coordinates: 10°05′00″N 66°45′00″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Municipal seat	Ocumare del Tuy
Government
• Mayor	José Gregorio Arvelo (MVR)
Area
• Total	478 km2 (185 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	135,739
• Density	280/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	Official website

Lander 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 135,739.[1] The town of Ocumare del Tuy is the municipal seat of the Lander Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Lander Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 135,739 (up from 117,819 in 2000). This amounts to 4.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 283.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (735.5/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Lander Municipality is José Gregorio Arvelo, elected on October 31, 2004, with 53% of the vote.[5] He replaced Manuel Garcia shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ocumare del Tuy, La Democracia, and Santa Bárbara.[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=5&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=5&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)