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Encyclopedia > Miranda (state)
Estado Miranda
Flag of Miranda State Image:Miranda coa.gif
State flag State Coat of Arms
Miranda State Anthem
Motto: none
Location of Miranda State
Location within Venezuela
Created
(given current status)		 1909
State capital Los Teques
Area
   •%
 7,950 km²
0,87   (Ranked 17th)
Population
   •%
 2,857,900 hab. (2007 est.)
10,3   (Ranked 2nd)
Emblematic tree The Roso blanco
(Brownea leucantha)
ISO 3166-2 VE-M
Governor Diosdado Cabello
2004 - 2008
Website: Gobernación del Estado Miranda

Estado Miranda is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The anthem of the Miranda State, Venezuela, has lyrics by Jacinto Áñez; and has music composed by Germán Lira. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2160x1664, 166 KB) Venezuela - mapa político estado Miranda Im the creator (user User:Jdiazch). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Los Teques is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Miranda. ... These are ranked lists of the States of Venezuela sorted by population, area, and density. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... These are ranked lists of the States of Venezuela sorted by population, area, and density. ... The aragüaney is the Venezuelan national tree. ... ISO 3166-2 for Venezuela (ISO 3166-1 : VE) The purpose of this family of standards is to establish a worldwide series of short abbreviations for places, for use on package labels, containers and such. ... Diosdado Cabello Rondón (born April 15, 1963) is a Venezuelan politician. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar next year. ... Map of Venezuela Venezuela is divided into 23 states (estados), 1 Capital District (Distrito Capital) and the Federal Dependencies (Dependencias Federales de Ultramar) that consist on a large number of Venezuelan islands. ...


The state capital is Los Teques. Los Teques is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Miranda. ...


Miranda State covers a total surface area of 7 950 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 2,857,900. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...


Municipalities and municipal seats

  1. Acevedo, Caucagua
  2. Andrés Bello, San José de Barlovento
  3. Baruta, Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Baruta
  4. Brión, Higuerote
  5. Buroz, Mamporal
  6. Carrizal, Carrizal
  7. Chacao, Chacao
  8. Cristóbal Rojas, Charallave
  9. El Hatillo, El Hatillo
  10. Guaicaipuro, Los Teques
  11. Independencia, Santa Teresa del Tuy
  12. Lander, Ocumare del Tuy
  13. Los Salias, San Antonio de los Altos
  14. Páez, Río Chico
  15. Paz Castillo, Santa Lucía
  16. Pedro Gual, Cúpira
  17. Plaza, Guarenas
  18. Simón Bolívar, San Francisco de Yare
  19. Sucre, Petare
  20. Urdaneta, Cúa
  21. Zamora, Guatire

Caucagua is a Venezuelan city in the state of Miranda, and is capital of the Acevedo Municipality. ... The Baruta Municipality (pop. ... Nuestra Señora del Rosario Church Statue of Simón Bolívar, in the Plaza Bolívar of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Baruta Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Baruta in the 1960s Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Baruta is the seat of the Baruta Municipality in... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Chacao in Miranda State Coordinates: Country Venezuela State Miranda Seat N/A Founded September 27, 1769 Incorporated November 26, 1880 Mayor Leopoldo López Political party Primero Justicia Area    - City 12 km²  - Land 12 km²  - Water N/A km² Population    - City (2001) 65,194 Time zone AST (UTC-4) Website... Chacao in Miranda State Coordinates: Country Venezuela State Miranda Seat N/A Founded September 27, 1769 Incorporated November 26, 1880 Mayor Leopoldo López Political party Primero Justicia Area    - City 12 km²  - Land 12 km²  - Water N/A km² Population    - City (2001) 65,194 Time zone AST (UTC-4) Website... El Hatillo Municipality in Miranda State Coordinates: Country Venezuela State Miranda Seat El Hatillo Town Founded June 12, 1784 Incorporated November 9, 1991 Mayor Alfredo Catalán Schick Political party Project Venezuela Area    - City 114 km²  (44 sq mi) Elevation 1136 m  (3730 ft) Population  - City 54,225  - Density 476... El Hatillo Town (Spanish: Pueblo de El Hatillo) is the seat of El Hatillo Municipality in Miranda, Venezuela. ... Los Teques is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Miranda. ... Ocumare del Tuy is a city located in the Miranda State (Estado Miranda) in northern Venezuela. ... Satellite image of Guarenas (left) and Guatire (right) Guarenas is a city in Miranda, Venezuela. ... Sucre Municipalilty is one of Caracas five subdivisions. ... Photograph of a street in Petare, Venezuela Petare is a city in Miranda, Venezuela, and is part of the urban area of Caracas. ... Urdaneta is a municipality (municipio) in Miranda State, Venezuela. ... Cúa is a small city located in the Miranda State (Estado Miranda) in the north of Venezuela, at 10. ... Zamora is a municipality (municipio) in Miranda State, Venezuela. ... Satellite image of Guarenas (left) and Guatire (right) Guatire is a city in Miranda, Venezuela. ...

Other important towns

  • Aragüita
  • Araira
  • Capaya
  • Cartanal
  • Cumbo
  • Curiepe
  • El Café
  • El Clavo
  • El Guapo
  • La Democracia
  • Laguna de Tacarigua
  • Las Brisas
  • Marizapa
  • Minas de Baruta
  • Nueva Cúa
  • Panaquire
  • Paparo
  • Paracotos
  • San Antonio de Yare
  • San José de Río Chico
  • San Pedro de los Altos
  • Tacarigua de Mamporal
  • Tácata
  • Tapipa

Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ...

See also

Political Divisions of Venezuela
Capital District: Caracas
States: Amazonas | Anzoátegui | Apure | Aragua | Barinas | Bolívar | Carabobo | Cojedes | Delta Amacuro | Falcón | Guárico | Lara | Mérida | Miranda | Monagas | Nueva Esparta | Portuguesa | Sucre | Táchira | Trujillo | Vargas | Yaracuy | Zulia
Federal dependencies: Los Monjes Archipelago | Las Aves Archipelago | Isla Aves | Los Hermanos Island | Islas Los Frailes | Los Roques Archipelago | La Sola Island | La Tortuga Island | La Orchila | La Blanquilla Island | Los Testigos Island | Isla de Patos

  Results from FactBites:
 
Miranda Right to Remain Silent (1786 words)
The State bears the burden of proof in a motion to suppress a statement allegedly obtained in violation of the Miranda doctrine.
State v Harvey 121 N.J. 407, 417, 419 (1990) (the defendant's statement that he would tell the police about the murder, but first wanted to speak with his father, was held to be an invocation of the privilege), cert.
Galloway 133 N.J. at 654; State v Kelly 61 N.J. In contrast, the federal burden of proof for voluntariness of a confession is by a preponderance of the evidence.
MIRANDA VERSUS THE STATE OF ARIZONA. (1017 words)
On appeal, Miranda’s lawyers pointed out that the police had never told him that he had the right to be represented by a lawyer, and that he could remain silent if he wished to do so.
By stating the rights and the privileges of the individual who is arrested, the individual will know his or her rights, privileges, and obligations.
As shown in the Miranda case, a person may get away with no punishment, even if the accused confesses to the crime, if the police do not read that person his five rights and privileges that are supposed to ensure the due process of the law stated in Amendment number five in the American constitution.
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