Guanipa Municipality

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]

Guanipa Municipality
Municipio Guanipa
Flag of Guanipa Municipality
Official seal of Guanipa Municipality
Location in Anzoátegui
Location in Anzoátegui
Map showing the location of Guanipa Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Guanipa Municipality within Venezuela
Guanipa Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°45′37″N 63°54′05″W
Country Venezuela
StateAnzoátegui
Municipal seatSan José de Guanipa
Government
  MayorFrancisco Belisario Landis (PSUV)
Area
  Total1,118.8 km2 (432.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total85.300
  Density0.076/km2 (0.20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0283

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]

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