Carrizal Municipality

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Municipio Carrizal
Location of Carrizal within Miranda [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Shiretown	Carrizal
Area	32 km² (19.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)	52,224
Density	1,632/km² (2,626.5/sq mi)
Mayor	José Luis Rodríguez
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0232
Website	www.alcaldias.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/municipiosc.html?id_estado=13&id_municipio=17

The Carrizal 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 52,224.^[1] The town of Carrizal is the shire town of the Carrizal Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Carrizal Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 52,224 (up from 44,431 in 2000). This amounts to 1.8% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 2,626.5 people per square mile (1,632/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Carrizal Municipality is José Luis Rodríguez.^[5] He replaced Orlando Urdaneta shortly after a special election.^[6] The municipality is divided into one parish (Carrizal).^[7]