Miranda Municipality, Carabobo

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Municipio Miranda
Location of Miranda within Carabobo [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Carabobo
Shiretown	Miranda
Area	161 km² (100.04 sq mi)
Population (2007)	27,609
Density	171.48/km² (276/sq mi)
Mayor	Eduardo A. Sequera
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0249
Website	miranda-carabobo.gob.ve

The Miranda Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 27,609.^[1] The town of Miranda is the shire town of the Miranda Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Miranda Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 27,609 (up from 23,869 in 2000). This amounts to 1.2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 276 people per square mile (171.48/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Miranda Municipality is Eduardo A. Sequera.^[5] He replaced Fernando Jimenez shortly after the last municipal elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into one parish (Miranda).^[7]