Paz Castillo Municipality
Paz Castillo Municipality
Municipio Paz Castillo | |
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Location in Miranda | |
| Coordinates: 10°19′59″N 66°38′35″W / 10.3331°N 66.6431°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | El Rosario de Soapire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elio Serrano (MVR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 402.3 km2 (155.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 111,335 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0239 |
| Website | Official website |
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Paz Castillo is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda, named after poet and diplomat Fernando Paz Castillo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 111,335. The town of Santa Lucía is the municipal seat of the Paz Castillo Municipality.