Paz Castillo Municipality

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Municipio Paz Castillo
Location of Paz Castillo within Miranda [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Shiretown	Santa Lucía
Area	408 km² (253.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)	111,335
Density	272.88/km² (439.2/sq mi)
Mayor	Elio Serrano (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	pazcastillo-miranda.gob.ve

The Paz Castillo 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 111,335.^[1] The town of Santa Lucía is the shire town of the Paz Castillo Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Paz Castillo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 111,335 (up from 90,778 in 2000). This amounts to 3.9% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 439.2 people per square mile (272.88/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Paz Castillo Municipality is Elio Serrano, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 57% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into one parishes; (Santa Lucía).^[7]