Los Salias Municipality | |
Native Name: | Municipio Los Salias |
Native Name Lang: | Castellano |
Nickname: | Ciudad Dormitorio |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Flag Size: | 100px |
Seal Size: | 100px |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map: | Venezuela |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Los Salias Municipality within Venezuela |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Venezuela |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Miranda |
Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | José Antonio Fernández López (Un Nuevo Tiempo) |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 68000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | May 1st 1683 |
Established Title1: | Established |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Timezone: | VET |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
Area Code: | 0212 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | 1204 |
Footnotes: | See main article: other. |
Los Salias, founded in 1982, is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 68000.[1] It's located approximately 14 km away from Caracas and it borders with the Capital District to the north, Guaicaipuro Municipality to the south, Baruta to the east and Carrizal to the west. Los Salias has an Area of 51 km2 and a max altitude of 1700 metres above sea level. The town of San Antonio de Los Altos is the municipal seat of Los Salias.[2]
According to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela (INE), Los Salias Municipality, has a population of 68.000. The municipality's population density is 1333.33PD/sqkm.[3]
The mayor of the Los Salias Municipality is José Antonio Fernández López, elected on December 12 with 59.9% of the vote.[4] The municipality is divided into one parish (San Antonio de Los Altos).