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Francisco de Miranda Municipality

Municipio Francisco de Miranda
Francisco de Miranda Municipality Municipio Francisco de Miranda
Municipality
	Flag Seal
	Location in Anzoátegui
	Francisco de Miranda Municipality Location in Venezuela
	Coordinates: 8°34′03″N 64°18′50″W / 8.5675°N 64.3139°W
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Government
• Mayor	Tomás Bello (PSUV)
Area
• Total	5,411.6 km2 (2,089.4 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	43,173
• Density	8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0283
Website	Official website
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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 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]

References

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

External links

franciscodemiranda-anzoategui.gob.ve (in Spanish)

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[autogenerated1-2] ttp://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] ttp://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] ttp://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[5] "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008".

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