Pedro Gual Municipality Explained

Pedro Gual Municipality
Native Name:Municipio Pedro Gual
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100px
Seal Size:100px
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Venezuela
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Pedro Gual 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:Manuel Alvarez (MVR)
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:22579
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:0234
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
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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 .[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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071221102920/http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Miranda.zip . 2007-12-21 .
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=21&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. Web site: Archived copy . March 15, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061002063906/http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf . October 2, 2006 .