Guanipa Municipality
Municipality in Anzoátegui, Venezuela
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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 | |
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Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Anzoátegui | |
  Guanipa Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°45′37″N 63°54′05″W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Anzoátegui |
| Municipal seat | San José de Guanipa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Martinez López (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,118.8 km2 (432.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 85.300 |
| • Density | 0.076242/km2 (0.19747/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−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
See also
- San José de Guanipa (El Tigrito)
- Anzoátegui
- Municipalities of Venezuela
