Lander Municipality

Lander 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 135,739.[1] The town of Ocumare del Tuy is the municipal seat of the Lander Municipality.[2]

Lander Municipality
Municipio Lander
Location in Miranda
Lander Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°05′00″N 66°45′00″W
Country Venezuela
StateMiranda
Municipal seatOcumare del Tuy
Government
  MayorJosé Gregorio Arvelo (MVR)
Area
  Total478 km2 (185 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total135,739
  Density280/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0239
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

The Lander Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 135,739 (up from 117,819 in 2000). This amounts to 4.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 283.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (735.5/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Lander Municipality is José Gregorio Arvelo, elected on October 31, 2004, with 53% of the vote.[5] He replaced Manuel Garcia shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ocumare del Tuy, La Democracia, and Santa Bárbara.[2]

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