Paz Castillo Municipality

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]

Paz Castillo Municipality

Municipio Paz Castillo
Municipality
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Location in Miranda
Paz Castillo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°18′11″N 66°39′38″W
Country Venezuela
StateMiranda
Municipal seatSanta Lucía
Government
 • MayorElio Serrano (MVR)
Area
 • Total408 km2 (158 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total111,335
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0239
WebsiteOfficial website

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
  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5B%5D
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. http://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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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