Miranda Municipality
Municipio Miranda | |
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![]() Location in Mérida | |
Coordinates: 8°58′58″N 70°46′48″W / 8.9827°N 70.7801°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Mérida |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jesus Maria Espinoza Marin (MVR) |
Area | |
• Total | 430 km2 (170 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 22,879 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0271 |
Website | Official website |
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.
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[edit]External links
[edit]- miranda-merida.gob.ve[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)