Country Venezuela Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Area 408 km² Area code 0239 | State Miranda Website Official website Shiretown Santa Lucía, Miranda | |
Paz Castillo is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda, named after poet and diplomat Fernando Paz Castillo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 111,335. The town of Santa Lucía is the shire town of the Paz Castillo Municipality.
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Map of Paz Castillo, Miranda, Venezuela
Demographics
The Paz Castillo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 111,335 (up from 90,778 in 2000). This amounts to 3.9% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 272.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (706.8/sq mi).
Government
The mayor of the Paz Castillo Municipality is Elio Serrano, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 57% of the vote. The municipality is divided into one parishes; (Santa Lucía).