Francisco de Miranda Municipality, Anzoátegui explained

Francisco de Miranda Municipality
Native Name:Municipio Francisco de Miranda
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100px
Seal Size:100px
Mapsize:300px
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Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Francisco de Miranda Municipality within Venezuela
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Venezuela
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Anzoátegui
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Tomás Bello (PSUV)
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:43173
Population Density Km2:auto
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Established
Established Title2:Incorporated
Timezone:VET
Utc Offset:-4
Area Code Type:Area code(s)
Area Code:0283
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
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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 .[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).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 8 November 2015 . 15 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315201648/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx . dead .
  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. Web site: Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008 .