Acevedo Municipality

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Municipio Acevedo
Location of Acevedo within Miranda [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Shiretown	Caucagua
Area	1,879 km² (1,167.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)	88,289
Density	46.99/km² (75.6/sq mi)
Mayor	Juan José Aponte Mijares (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0234
Website	acevedo-miranda.gob.ve

The Acevedo Municipality 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 88,289.^[1] The town of Caucagua is the shire town of the Acevedo Municipality.^[2]

1 Demographics
2 Government
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Demographics

The Acevedo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 88,289 (up from 75,868 in 2000). This amounts to 3.1% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 75.6 people per square mile (46.99/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Acevedo Municipality is Juan José Aponte Mijares, elected on October 31, 2004 with 47% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Vicente Apicella shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into eight parishes; Caucagua, Aragüita, Arévalo González, Capaya, El Café, Marizapa, Panaquire, and Ribas.^[7]