Francisco de Miranda Municipality
Municipio Francisco de Miranda
Flag of Francisco de Miranda Municipality
Official seal of Francisco de Miranda Municipality
Location in Anzoátegui
Location in Anzoátegui
Map showing the location of Francisco de Miranda Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Francisco de Miranda Municipality within Venezuela
Francisco de Miranda Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°34′03″N 64°18′50″W / 8.5674445°N 64.3139676°W / 8.5674445; -64.3139676
Country Venezuela
StateAnzoátegui
Government
  MayorTomás Bello (PSUV)
Area
  Total5,411.6 km2 (2,089.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total43,173
  Density8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0283
WebsiteOfficial website

Francisco de Miranda is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 43,173.[1] The town of Pariaguán is the shire town of the Francisco de Miranda Municipality.[2]

Name

The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Francisco de Miranda Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Francisco de Miranda.

Demographics

The Francisco de Miranda Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 42,357 (up from 36,970 in 2000). This amounts to 2.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 7.94 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.6/sq mi).[4]

Government

Tomás Bello, elected on 23 November 2008 with 62% of the vote.[5] He replaced Lorenzo Emilio Rondon shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into five parishes; Capital Francisco de Miranda, Atapirire, Boca del Pao, El Pao, and Múcura (created 27 June 1995).[2]

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 1 2 http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip
  3. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008".


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