- 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.veThe Plaza 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 237,379. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The city ofGuarenas 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 theCaracazo . 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
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Guarenas
*Miranda
*Municipalities of Venezuela References
External links
* [http://plaza-miranda.gob.ve/ plaza-miranda.gob.ve] es icon
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