Buroz Municipality

Buroz 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 25,755.[1] The town of Mamporal is the municipal seat of the Buroz Municipality.[2]

Buroz Municipality Municipio Buroz
Municipality
Location in Miranda
Buroz Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°21′53″N 66°07′50″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Municipal seat	Mamporal
Government
• Mayor	Ramón Gómez Serrano (PODEMOS)
Area
• Total	198 km^2 (76 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	25,755
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)	0234
Website	Official website

Demographics

The Buroz Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,755 (up from 21,624 in 2000). This amounts to 0.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 130.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (336.9/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Buroz Municipality is Ramón Gómez Serrano, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 68% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into one parish (Mamporal).[2]

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. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=20&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• buroz-miranda.gob.ve (in Spanish)