Brión Municipality, Miranda
Brion 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 56,699.[1] The town of Higuerote is the municipal seat of the Brion Municipality.[2]
Brion Municipality Municipio Brion | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Miranda | |
Brion Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°29′00″N 66°06′00″W / 10.483333°N 66.1°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | Higuerote |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Liliana González (PSUV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 531 km2 (205 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 56,699 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0234 |
| Website | Official website |
Demographics edit
The Brion Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 56,699 (up from 48,976 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 171.8 people per square mile (106.78/km2).[4]
Government edit
The mayor of the municipality is Liliana Coromoto Gonzalez Guachi chosen on November 23, 2008, triumphing with 48% of the votes and his her opponent Raimundo Teran with 40% and volume posecion on December 1, 2008, defeating Raúl Ceballos.
Mayors of the municipality and political organizations which have governed (1989 onwards)
- Manuel González: (1989-1992) COPEI (Committee of Political Electoral Independent Organization)
- Domingo Palacios: (1992-2000) (Independent)
- Ramón Ramos: (2000-2004) COPEI-Electors of Miranda
- Raúl Ceballos: (2004-2008) PPT (Motherland For All)-PSUV (United Socialist Party of Venezuela)
- Liliana González: (2008) PSUV (United Socialist party of Venezuela)
References edit
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls[permanent dead link]