Pedro Gual Municipality

Pedro Gual Municipality

Municipio Pedro Gual
Pedro Gual Municipality Municipio Pedro Gual
Municipality
	Flag
	Location in Miranda
	Pedro Gual Municipality Location in Venezuela
	Coordinates: 10°09′40″N 65°42′03″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Municipal seat	Cúpira
Government
• Mayor	Manuel Alvarez (MVR)
Area
• Total	925 km2 (357 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	22,579
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0234
Website	Official website

Pedro Gual 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 22,579.[1] The town of Cúpira is the municipal seat of the Pedro Gual Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for 19th century Venezuelan President Pedro Gual Escandón.

Demographics

The Pedro Gual Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 22,579 (up from 19,379 in 2000). This amounts to 0.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 24.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (63.2/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Pedro Gual Municipality is Manuel Alvarez, elected on October 31, 2004, with 47% of the vote.[5] He replaced Lenis Landaeta shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Cúpira and Machurucuto.[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=21&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)

External links

pedrogual-miranda.gob.ve (in Spanish)

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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=21&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)