Páez Municipality, Miranda

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Municipio Páez
Location of Páez within Miranda [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Shiretown	Río Chico
Area	963 km² (598.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)	39,097
Density	40.6/km² (65.3/sq mi)
Mayor	Emilio Ruiz (AD)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0234
Website	paez-miranda.gob.ve

The Páez 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 39,097.^[1] The town of Río Chico is the shire town of the Páez Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Páez Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 39,097 (up from 33,259 in 2000). This amounts to 1.4% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 65.3 people per square mile (40.6/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Páez Municipality is Emilio Ruiz, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 39% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Río Chico, El Guapo, Tacarigua de La Laguna, Paparo, and San Fernando del Guapo.^[7]