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Guaicaipuro Municipality
Municipality in Miranda, Venezuela / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the indigenous Venezuelan chief, see Guaicaipuro.
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.
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Guaicaipuro Municipality
Municipio Guaicaipuro | |
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![]() Location in Miranda | |
Coordinates: 10°15′53″N 67°00′50″W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Miranda |
Municipal seat | Los Teques |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francisco Garcés (PSUV) |
Area | |
• Total | 831.8 km2 (321.2 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 280,687 |
• Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0212 |
Website | Official website |
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