Guaicaipuro Municipality

Guaicaipuro Municipality
Municipio Guaicaipuro
Location in Miranda
Guaicaipuro Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°15′53″N 67°00′50″W / 10.2647°N 67.0139°W / 10.2647; -67.0139
Country Venezuela
StateMiranda
Municipal seatLos Teques
Government
  MayorFrancisco Garcés (PSUV)
Area
  Total
831.8 km2 (321.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
280,687
  Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0212
WebsiteOfficial website

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. The town of Los Teques is the municipal seat of the Guaicaipuro Municipality. The municipality is named for the sixteenth century cacique Guaicaipuro.