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Páez, Miranda

Páez Municipality
Municipio Páez
Municipality
Flag of Páez Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Páez Municipality
Seal
Location in Miranda
Location in Miranda
Map showing the location of Páez Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Páez Municipality within Venezuela
Páez Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°40′28″N 71°30′50″W / 10.674442°N 71.513786°W / 10.674442; -71.513786Coordinates: 10°40′28″N 71°30′50″W / 10.674442°N 71.513786°W / 10.674442; -71.513786
Country  Venezuela
State Miranda
Municipal seat 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 VET (UTC−04:00)
Area code(s) 0234
Website Official website
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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. The town of Río Chico is the municipal seat of the Páez Municipality.

The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "" 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. The municipality's population density is 40.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (105/sq mi).

The mayor of the Páez Municipality is Emilio Ruiz, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 39% of the vote. The municipality is divided into five parishes; Río Chico, El Guapo, Tacarigua de La Laguna, Paparo, and San Fernando del Guapo.


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