- Lander Municipality
Venezuelan Municipality
name= Lander
country=Venezuela
state= Miranda
shiretown=Ocumare del Tuy
area= 478 km² (297 sq mi)
population= 135,739
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 283.97/km² (457/sq mi)
mayor= José Gregorio Arvelo (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0239
website= http://lander-miranda.gob.ve/
website_name= lander-miranda.gob.veThe Lander Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the
Venezuela n state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 135,739. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town ofOcumare del Tuy is the shire town of the Lander Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Miranda.zip]Demographics
The Lander Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 135,739 (up from 117,819 in 2000). This amounts to 4.7% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 457 people per square mile (283.97/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]
Government
The mayor of the Lander Municipality is José Gregorio Arvelo, elected on October 31, 2004 with 53% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=5&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Manuel Garcia shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ocumare del Tuy, La Democracia, and Santa Bárbara.
ee also
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Ocumare del Tuy
*Miranda
*Municipalities of Venezuela References
External links
* [http://lander-miranda.gob.ve/ lander-miranda.gob.ve] es icon
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