Miranda Municipality, Mérida

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Municipality in Mérida, Venezuela
Miranda Municipality
Municipio Miranda
Municipality
Flag of Miranda Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Miranda Municipality
Seal
Location in Mérida
Location in Mérida
8°58′58″N 70°46′48″W / 8.9827°N 70.7801°W / 8.9827; -70.7801
Country Venezuela
StateMérida
Government
 • MayorJesus Maria Espinoza Marin (MVR)
Area
 • Total430 km2 (170 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total22,879
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0271
WebsiteOfficial website
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Miranda is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 22,879.[1] The town of Timotes is the shire town of the Miranda Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named Miranda Municipality after the Venezuelan revolutionary and independence hero Francisco de Miranda.

See also

  • Timotes
  • Mérida
  • Municipalities of Venezuela

References

  1. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip[permanent dead link]

External links

  • miranda-merida.gob.ve[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
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