Pedro Gual Municipality, Miranda

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Pedro Gual


country= Venezuela
state= Miranda
shiretown= Cúpira
area= 925 km² (574.8 sq mi)
population= 22,579
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 24.41/km² (39.3/sq mi)
mayor= Manuel Alvarez (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0234
website= http://pedrogual-miranda.gob.ve/
website_name= pedrogual-miranda.gob.ve

The Pedro Gual 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 22,579. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Cúpira is the shire town of the Pedro Gual Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Miranda.zip]

Demographics

The Pedro Gual Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 22,579 (up from 19,379 in 2000). This amounts to 0.8% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 39.3 people per square mile (24.41/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Pedro Gual Municipality is Manuel Alvarez, elected on October 31, 2004 with 47% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=21&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Lenis Landaeta shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Cúpira and Machurucuto.

ee also

*Cúpira
*Miranda
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

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