Paz Castillo Municipality


Paz Castillo is one of the 21 municipalities 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.

Demographics

The Paz Castillo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 111,335. This amounts to 3.9% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is.

Government

The mayor of the Paz Castillo Municipality is Elio Serrano, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 57% of the vote. The municipality is divided into one parishes;.