Páez, Miranda

Páez
Municipality
Municipio Páez

Location in Miranda
Country  Venezuela
State Miranda
Shiretown Río Chico
Government
  Mayor Emilio Ruiz (AD)
Area
  Total 963 km2 (372 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 39,097
  Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0234
Website Official website

Páez 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] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Páez Municipality" for independence hero José Antonio Páez.

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 40.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (105/sq mi).[4]

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.[2]

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