Brion 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 56,699.http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls The town of Higuerote is the municipal seat of the Brion Municipality.
Demographics The Brion Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 56,699 (up from 48,976 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls The municipality's population density is 171.8 people per square mile (106.78/km2).http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
Government The mayor of the municipality is Liliana Coromoto Gonzalez Guachi chosen on November 23, 2008, triumphing with 48% of the votes and his her opponent Raimundo Teran with 40% and volume posecion on December 1, 2008, defeating Raúl Ceballos.
Mayors of the municipality and political organizations which have governed (1989 onwards)
Manuel González: (1989-1992) COPEI (Committee of Political Electoral Independent Organization) Domingo Palacios: (1992-2000) (Independent) Ramón Ramos: (2000-2004) COPEI-Electors of Miranda Raúl Ceballos: (2004-2008) PPT (Motherland For All)-PSUV (United Socialist Party of Venezuela) Liliana González: (2008) PSUV (United Socialist party of Venezuela)
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