municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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municipio
' (, ) and ' () are country subdivisions in Italy and several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. They are often translated as "municipality". In the English language, a municipality often is defined as relating to a single city or ...
s) that makes up the
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
n state of Miranda and, according to a 2016 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 218,911. The town of
Guatire
Guatire is a city in Miranda (state), Miranda, Venezuela. In 2006, its population has been estimated at 200,417. Today, Guatire has virtually merged with its neighbour, Guarenas forming the Guarenas-Guatire conurbation.
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is the
municipal seat
A municipal seat or ''cabecera municipal'' is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a municipality or civil parish with other villes or towns subordinated. The term is used in Brazil, Colombia,Zamora Municipality" for the 19th century Venezuelan soldier Ezequiel Zamora.
History
The region was historically an agricultural area that cultivated various
export
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products. The population of Guatire has increased rapidly in recent years as an east suburb of Caracas.
Geography
The municipality's northern border, separating it from Vargas, is the east part of the Costa (or Caribe)
Mountain Range
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, while the lower Caraballo Ridge comprises its southern border. Grande River (also called Guarenas River or Caucagua River) runs from the west to the southeast. Guatire, the municipality's shire town, is located near the western border.
Demographics
The Zamora Municipality, according to a 2016 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 218,911 (up from 164,726 in 2000). This amounts to 6.6% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is .
Government
The mayor of the Zamora Municipality is Solamey Blanco Sojo, elected on October 31, 2004, with 29% of the vote. He replaced Gerardo Rojas shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two
parish
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