Paz Castillo Municipality

Paz Castillo is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda, named after poet and diplomat Fernando Paz Castillo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 111,335.^[1] The town of Santa Lucía is the municipal seat of the Paz Castillo Municipality.^[2]

Paz Castillo Municipality Municipio Paz Castillo
Municipality
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Location in Miranda
Paz Castillo Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°19′59″N 66°38′35″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Municipal seat	El Rosario de Soapire
Government
• Mayor	Elio Serrano (MVR)
Area
• Total	402.3 km2 (155.3 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	111,335
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	Official website

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.^[3] The municipality's population density is 272.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (706.8/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Paz Castillo Municipality is Elio Serrano, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 57% of the vote.^[5][6] The municipality is divided into one parishes; (Santa Lucía).^[2]