Urdaneta Municipality, Miranda
Urdaneta Municipality
Municipio Urdaneta | |
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Location in Miranda | |
| Coordinates: 10°07′30″N 66°54′53″W / 10.125°N 66.9147°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipal seat | Cúa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edicson Sarmiento (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 298.9 km2 (115.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 167,768 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0239 |
| Website | Official website |
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Urdaneta is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2016 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 167,768. The town of Cúa is the municipal seat of the Urdaneta Municipality. The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Urdaneta Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Rafael Urdaneta.