Lander Municipality

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Municipio Lander
Location of Lander within Miranda [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Shiretown	Ocumare del Tuy
Area	478 km² (297 sq mi)
Population (2007)	135,739
Density	283.97/km² (457/sq mi)
Mayor	José Gregorio Arvelo (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	lander-miranda.gob.ve

The Lander 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 135,739.^[1] The town of Ocumare del Tuy is the shire town of the Lander Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Lander Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 135,739 (up from 117,819 in 2000). This amounts to 4.7% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 457 people per square mile (283.97/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Lander Municipality is José Gregorio Arvelo, elected on October 31, 2004 with 53% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Manuel Garcia shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ocumare del Tuy, La Democracia, and Santa Bárbara.^[7]