Paz Castillo Municipality

Paz Castillo Municipality

Municipio Paz Castillo
Paz Castillo Municipality Municipio Paz Castillo
Municipality
	Flag Seal
	Location in Miranda
	Paz Castillo Municipality Location in Venezuela
	Coordinates: 10°18′11″N 66°39′38″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Municipal seat	El Rosario de Soapire
Government
• Mayor	Elio Serrano (MVR)
Area
• Total	408 km2 (158 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	111,335
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	Official website

Paz Castillo is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda, named after poet and diplomat Fernando Paz Castillo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 111,335.[1] The town of Santa Lucía is the municipal seat of the Paz Castillo Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Paz Castillo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 111,335 (up from 90,778 in 2000). This amounts to 3.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 272.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (706.8/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Paz Castillo Municipality is Elio Serrano, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 57% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into one parishes; (Santa Lucía).[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=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.{{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=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)