Francisco de Miranda Municipality, Anzoátegui

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Municipio Francisco de Miranda
Location of Francisco de Miranda within Anzoátegui [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Shiretown	Pariaguán
Area	5,334 km² (3,314.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)	42,357
Density	7.94/km² (12.8/sq mi)
Mayor	Lorenzo Emilio Rondon (MAS)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0283
Website	franciscodemiranda-anzoategui.gob.ve

The Francisco de Miranda Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 42,357.^[1] The town of Pariaguán is the shire town of the Francisco de Miranda Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] 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 12.8 people per square mile (7.94/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Francisco de Miranda Municipality is Lorenzo Emilio Rondon, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 47% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Capital Francisco de Miranda, Atapirire, Boca del Pao, El Pao, and Múcura (created June 27, 1995).^[7]