Sucre, Miranda
Municipio Sucre (Sucre Municipality) | |||
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Dulce Nombre de Jesús de Petare Church | |||
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Sucre in Miranda State | |||
Coordinates: 10°29′N 66°49′W / 10.483°N 66.817°WCoordinates: 10°29′N 66°49′W / 10.483°N 66.817°W | |||
Country | Venezuela | ||
State | Miranda | ||
Seat | Petare | ||
Founded | February 17, 1621 | ||
Incorporated | 1989 | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Carlos Ocariz (Primero Justicia) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 164 km2 (63 sq mi) | ||
Population (2012) | |||
• Total | 665,203 | ||
• Density | 3,907.09/km2 (1,508.53/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) | ||
• Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC-4:30) | ||
Area code(s) | 0212 | ||
Website | www.alcaldiamunicipiosucre.gov.ve |
Sucre is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and one of the municipalities that make up the Metropolitan District of Caracas. According to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 640,762.[1] The city of Petare is the shire town of the Sucre Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Sucre Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Antonio José de Sucre.
Demographics
The Sucre Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 640,762 (up from 591,414 in 2000). This amounts to 2.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 6,287.9 people per square mile (3,907.09/km²).[4]
Government
Mayors
Period | Mayor | % of votes | Political party | Notes | |
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1989-1993 | Enrique Mendoza | COPEI | First Mayor of municipality | ||
1993-1995 | Enrique Mendoza | COPEI | |||
1995-1998 | Raoul Bermúdez | COPEI | |||
1998-2000 | Raoul Bermúdez | COPEI | |||
2000-2004 | José Vicente Rangel Ávalos | 29,98 | MVR | Venezuelan general election, 2000 | |
2004-2008 | José Vicente Rangel Ávalos | 50,91[5] | MVR/PSUV | Re elected | |
2008-2013 | Carlos Ocariz | 55,60[6] | Primero Justicia | ||
2013-2017 | Carlos Ocariz | 52,79 | Primero Justicia | Current Mayor
(Re elected) |
References
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Miranda.zip
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ↑ CNE, 31-10-04 http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/
- ↑ CNE, 23-11-08 http://www.cne.gob.ve/divulgacion_regionales_2008/index.php?e=13&m=09&p=00&c=00&t=00&ca=00&v=02
External links
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