Independencia Municipality, Miranda

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Municipio Independencia
Location of Independencia within Miranda [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Shiretown	Santa Teresa del Tuy
Area	284 km² (176.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)	160,899
Density	566.55/km² (911.8/sq mi)
Mayor	Wilmer Salazar (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	independencia-miranda.gob.ve

The Independencia 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 160,899.^[1] The town of Santa Teresa del Tuy is the shire town of the Independencia Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Independencia Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 160,899 (up from 137,469 in 2000). This amounts to 5.6% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 911.8 people per square mile (566.55/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Independencia Municipality is Wilmer Salazar, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 50% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Santa Teresa del Tuy and El Cartanal.^[7]