Guaicaipuro Municipality
Guaicaipuro Municipality
Municipio Guaicaipuro | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Miranda | |
Guaicaipuro Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°15′53″N 67°00′50″W / 10.2647°N 67.0139°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | Los Teques |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Farith Fraija Norwood (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 831.8 km2 (321.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 280,687 |
| • Density | 337.4/km2 (874.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0212 |
| Website | Official website |
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. The town of Los Teques is the municipal seat of the Guaicaipuro Municipality. The municipality is named for the sixteenth century cacique Guaicaipuro.