Paz Castillo Municipality

Paz Castillo Municipality
Municipio Paz Castillo
Location in Miranda
Paz Castillo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°19′59″N 66°38′35″W / 10.3331°N 66.6431°W / 10.3331; -66.6431
Country Venezuela
StateMiranda
Municipal seatEl Rosario de Soapire
Government
  MayorElio Serrano (MVR)
Area
  Total
402.3 km2 (155.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
111,335
  Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0239
WebsiteOfficial website

Paz Castillo is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) 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.