Plaza Municipality
Plaza Municipality
Municipio Plaza | |
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Seal | |
Plaza Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°28′04″N 66°37′42″W / 10.4678°N 66.6283°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | Guarenas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Galíndez Vallester (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 171.5 km2 (66.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 238,750 |
| • Density | 1,392/km2 (3,606/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0212 |
| Website | Official website |
Plaza is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2016 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 238,750.[1] The city of Guarenas is the administrative centre of the Plaza Municipality.[2]
History
The city of Guarenas was established in 1621 as Nuestra Señora de Copacabana de los Guarenas.[3] Today, Guarenas has virtually merged with its neighbor, Guatire.
The Curupao Power Plant, which was inaugurated in 1933, still provides electricity to Guarenas and Guatire.[4]
Demographics
The Plaza Municipality, according to a 2016 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 238,750 (up from 203,590 in 2000). This amounts to 8.3% of the state's population.[5] The municipality's population density is 1,318.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,415.6/sq mi).[6]
Government
The mayor of the Plaza Municipality is Willian Eduardo Páez Sosa, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 41% of the vote.[7][8] The municipality is divided into one parish (Guarenas).[2]
References
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b "Estado Miranda.- División político territorial, según municipios y parroquias, 2003". Archived from the original (ZIP) on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ Notitarde. "Municipios Plaza y Zamora, estado Miranda: Patrimonio Cultural de Venezuela". Notitarde (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-16.
- ^ actualidad-24.com. "Historia de la Electricidad en Venezuela". Retrieved 2026-01-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ "Alcalde de Municipio - Plaza". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "Elecciones 30 de julio de 2000 directorio de alcaldes electos" [Elections July 30, 2000 directory of elected mayors] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-23.