Páez, Miranda

For other uses, see Páez.
Páez
Municipality
Municipio Páez

Location in Miranda
Country  Venezuela
State Miranda
Shiretown Río Chico
Government
 • Mayor Emilio Ruiz (AD)
Area
 • Total 963 km2 (372 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 39,097
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0234
Website Official website

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 shire town of the Páez Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Páez Municipality" for independence hero José Antonio Páez.

Demographics

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]

Government

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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