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Municipality in Miranda, Venezuela From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Páez 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 39,097.[1] The town of Río Chico is the municipal seat of the Páez Municipality.[2]
Páez Municipality
Municipio Páez | |
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Coordinates: 10°09′34″N 65°57′13″W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Miranda |
Municipal seat | Río Chico |
Government | |
• Mayor | Emilio Ruiz (AD) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,128.8 km2 (435.8 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 39,097 |
• Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0234 |
Website | Official website |
The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Páez Municipality" for independence hero José Antonio Páez.
The Páez Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 39,097 (up from 33,259 in 2000). This amounts to 1.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 40.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (105/sq mi).[4]
The mayor of the Páez Municipality is Emilio Ruiz, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 39% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Río Chico, El Guapo, Tacarigua de La Laguna, Paparo, and San Fernando del Guapo.[2]
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