| Páez Municipality Municipio Páez | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Flag Seal | |
 Location in Miranda | |
.svg)  Páez MunicipalityLocation in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°09′34″N 65°57′13″W / 10.1594°N 65.9536°W / 10.1594; -65.9536 | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | Río Chico |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emilio Ruiz (AD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,128.8 km (435.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 39,097 |
| • Density | 35/km (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0234 |
| Website | Official website |
| [edit on Wikidata] | |
Páez 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 39,097. The town of Río Chico is the municipal seat of the Páez Municipality.
Name
The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Páez Municipality" for independence hero José Antonio Páez.
Demographics
The Páez Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 39,097 (up from 33,259 in 2000). This amounts to 1.4% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 40.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (105/sq mi).
Government
The mayor of the Páez Municipality is Emilio Ruiz, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 39% of the vote. The municipality is divided into five parishes; Río Chico, El Guapo, Tacarigua de La Laguna, Paparo, and San Fernando del Guapo.
References
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- paez-miranda.gob.ve (in Spanish)
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