Independencia Municipality, Miranda

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Independencia


country= Venezuela
state= Miranda
shiretown= Santa Teresa del Tuy
area= 284 km² (176.5 sq mi)
population= 160,899
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 566.55/km² (911.8/sq mi)
mayor= Wilmer Salazar (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0239
website= http://independencia-miranda.gob.ve/
website_name= independencia-miranda.gob.ve

The Independencia 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 160,899. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Santa Teresa del Tuy is the shire town of the Independencia Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Miranda.zip]

Demographics

The Independencia Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 160,899 (up from 137,469 in 2000). This amounts to 5.6% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 911.8 people per square mile (566.55/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Independencia Municipality is Wilmer Salazar, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 50% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=4&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Santa Teresa del Tuy and El Cartanal.

ee also

*Santa Teresa del Tuy
*Miranda
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://independencia-miranda.gob.ve/ independencia-miranda.gob.ve] es icon