Guanipa Municipality

Guanipa Municipality
Municipio Guanipa
Location in Anzoátegui
Guanipa Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°45′37″N 63°54′05″W / 8.7603°N 63.9014°W / 8.7603; -63.9014
Country Venezuela
StateAnzoátegui
Municipal seatSan José de Guanipa
Government
 • MayorFrancisco Belisario Landis (PSUV)
Area
 • Total
1,118.8 km2 (432.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
85.300
 • Density0.076/km2 (0.20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0283

The Guanipa Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui. The town of San José de Guanipa (El Tigrito) is the shire town of the Guanipa Municipality.[1]

Demographics

The Guanipa Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 76,914 (up from 67,289 in 2000). This amounts to 5.2% of the state's population.[2] The municipality's population density is 97.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (251.5/sq mi).[3]

Government

The mayor of the San José de Guanipa Municipality is Pedro Martínez, elected on November 23, 2008, with 62% of the vote.[4] He replaced Freddy Tomás Arriojas Boada shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into one parish; Capital San José de Guanipa.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip
  2. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  4. ^ "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008". www.cne.gob.ve.