Buroz Municipality

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Municipio Buroz
Location of Buroz within Miranda [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Shiretown	Mamporal
Area	198 km² (123 sq mi)
Population (2007)	25,755
Density	130.08/km² (209.3/sq mi)
Mayor	Ramón Gómez Serrano (PODEMOS)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0234
Website	buroz-miranda.gob.ve

The Buroz 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 25,755.^[1] The town of Mamporal is the shire town of the Buroz Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Buroz Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,755 (up from 21,624 in 2000). This amounts to 0.9% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 209.3 people per square mile (130.08/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Buroz Municipality is Ramón Gómez Serrano, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 68% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into one parish (Mamporal).^[7]