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Lander Municipality
Municipio Lander | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Miranda | |
  Lander Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°03′39″N 66°43′17″W / 10.0608°N 66.7214°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | Santa Teresa del Tuy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dayana Báez Báez (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 560.9 km2 (216.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 135,739 |
| • Density | 242.0/km2 (626.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0239 |
| Website | Official website |
Lander 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 135,739.[1] The town of Ocumare del Tuy is the municipal seat of the Lander Municipality.[2]
Demographics
[edit]The Lander Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 135,739 (up from 117,819 in 2000). This amounts to 4.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 283.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (735.5/sq mi).[4]
Government
[edit]The mayor of the Lander Municipality is José Gregorio Arvelo, elected on October 31, 2004, with 53% of the vote.[5] He replaced Manuel Garcia shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ocumare del Tuy, La Democracia, and Santa Bárbara.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls [permanent dead link]
- 1 2 "Estado Miranda - División político territorial, según municipios y parroquias, 2003" [Miranda State - Political and territorial division, according to municipalities and parishes, 2003] (in Spanish). Archived from the original (XLS) on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Alcalde de Municipio LANDER". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29.
- ↑ "Elecciones 30 de Julio de 2000 - Directorio de alcaldes electos" [Elections July 30, 2000 - Directory of elected mayors] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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