Paz Castillo Municipality

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Paz Castillo


country= Venezuela
state= Miranda
shiretown= Santa Lucía
area= 408 km² (253.5 sq mi)
population= 111,335
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 272.88/km² (439.2/sq mi)
mayor= Elio Serrano (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0239
website= http://pazcastillo-miranda.gob.ve/
website_name= pazcastillo-miranda.gob.ve

The Paz Castillo 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 111,335. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Santa Lucía is the shire town of the Paz Castillo Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Miranda.zip]

Demographics

The Paz Castillo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 111,335 (up from 90,778 in 2000). This amounts to 3.9% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 439.2 people per square mile (272.88/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Paz Castillo Municipality is Elio Serrano, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 57% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into one parishes; (Santa Lucía).

ee also

*Santa Lucía
*Miranda
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

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