Guaicaipuro Municipality

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Municipio Guaicaipuro
Location of Guaicaipuro within Miranda
Location of Guaicaipuro within Miranda
Los Teques Cathedral
Los Teques Cathedral
Country Venezuela
State Miranda
Shiretown Los Teques
Area 661 km² (410.7 sq mi)
Population (2007) 280,687
Density 424.64/km² (683.4/sq mi)
Mayor Raúl Enrique Salmerón González (MVR)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0212
Website guaicaipuro-miranda.gob.ve

The Guaicaipuro 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 280,687.[1] The town of Los Teques is the shire town of the Guaicaipuro Municipality.[2]

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[edit] History

The city of Los Teques was founded in 1777 and was named after the Aractoeques Carabs, an indigenous tribe that once inhabited the area. On February 13, 1927, the capital of Miranda was moved to this city from Petare (before being in Petare, the capital of Miranda was in Ocumare del Tuy).

Guaicaipuro memorial in Los Teques
Guaicaipuro memorial in Los Teques

[edit] Geography

Temperature: Varies from 18 and 26 degrees Celsius.

[edit] Demographics

The Guaicaipuro Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 280,687 (up from 240,731 in 2000). This amounts to 9.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 683.4 people per square mile (424.64/km²).[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Guaicaipuro Municipality is Raúl Enrique Salmerón González, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 52% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Los Teques, Altagracia de La Montaña, Cecilio Acosta, El Jarillo, Paracotos, San Pedro, and Tácata.[7]

[edit] Transportation

On November 3, 2006, President Hugo Chávez inaugurated the Los Teques Metro. This metro system is connected to the Caracas Metro.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  2. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Miranda.zip
  3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=3&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
  7. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Miranda.zip

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