Guaicaipuro Municipality

Guaicaipuro 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 280,687.[1] The town of Los Teques is the municipal seat of the Guaicaipuro Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for the sixteenth century cacique Guaicaipuro.

For the indigenous Venezuelan chief, see Guaicaipuro.
Guaicaipuro Municipality

Municipio Guaicaipuro
Municipality
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Location in Miranda
Guaicaipuro Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°21′N 67°02′W
Country Venezuela
StateMiranda
Municipal seatLos Teques
Government
 • MayorFrancisco Garcés (PSUV)
Area
 • Total661 km2 (255 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total280,687
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0212
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The city of Los Teques was founded in 1777 and was named after the Aractoeques Carabs, an indigenous tribe that once inhabited the area. On February 13, 1927, the capital of Miranda was moved to this city from Petare (before being in Petare, the capital of Miranda was in Ocumare del Tuy).

Guaicaipuro memorial in Los Teques

Geography

Temperature: Varies from 18 and 26 degrees Celsius.

Demographics

The Guaicaipuro Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 280,687 (up from 240,731 in 2000). This amounts to 9.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 424.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,099.8/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Guaicaipuro Municipality is Francisco Garcés, elected on December 8, 2013 with 52% of the vote.[5] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Los Teques, Altagracia de La Montaña, Cecilio Acosta, El Jarillo, Paracotos, San Pedro, and Tácata.[2]

Transportation

On November 3, 2006, President Hugo Chávez inaugurated the Los Teques Metro. This metro system is connected to the Caracas Metro.

References
  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5B%5D
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. "Francisco Garcés fue juramentado como alcalde de Guaicaipuro, estado Miranda — Venezolana de Televisión". Venezolana de Televisión (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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