Páez Municipality, Miranda

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]

For other uses, see Páez.
Páez Municipality
Municipio Páez
Municipality
Flag of Páez Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Páez Municipality
Seal
Location in Miranda
Location in Miranda
Map showing the location of Páez Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Páez Municipality within Venezuela
Páez Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°09′N 65°58′W
Country Venezuela
StateMiranda
Municipal seatRío Chico
Government
 • MayorEmilio Ruiz (AD)
Area
 • Total963 km2 (372 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total39,097
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0234
WebsiteOfficial website

Name

The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Páez Municipality" for independence hero José Antonio Páez.

Demographics

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

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
  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  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
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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