Plaza Municipality

Plaza Municipality

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Plaza


country= Venezuela
state= Miranda
shiretown= Guarenas
area= 180 km² (111.8 sq mi)
population= 237,379
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 1,318.77/km² (2,122.4/sq mi)
mayor= Willian Eduardo Páez Sosa (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0212
website= http://plaza-miranda.gob.ve/
website_name= plaza-miranda.gob.ve

The Plaza 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 237,379. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The city of Guarenas is the shire town of the Plaza Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Miranda.zip]

History

The city of Guarenas was established in 1621 as Nuestra Señora de Copacabana de los Guarenas. On February 27, 1989, a morning protest in this city over the recent nationwide hike in bus fares, spread to Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, which resulted in several days of rioting known today as the Caracazo. Today, Guarenas has virtually merged with its neighbor, Guatire.

The Curupao Power Plant, which was inaugurated in 1933, still provides electricity to Guarenas and Guatire.

Demographics

The Plaza Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 237,379 (up from 203,590 in 2000). This amounts to 8.3% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 2,122.4 people per square mile (1,318.77/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Plaza Municipality is Willian Eduardo Páez Sosa, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 41% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=8&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into one parish (Guarenas).

ee also

*Guarenas
*Miranda
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

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