Anaco Municipality

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Anaco


country= Venezuela
state= Anzoátegui
shiretown= Anaco
area= 795 km² (494 sq mi)
population= 124,431
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 156.52/km² (251.9/sq mi)
mayor= Jacinto Romero Luna (JRL)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0282
website= http://anaco-anzoategui.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= anaco-anzoategui.gob.ve

The Anaco Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 124,431. [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] . The town of Anaco is the shire town of the Anaco Municipality.http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip]

Economy

Anaco is an industrial town/municipality, connected to the natural gas and petroleum industries.

Demographics

The Anaco Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 124,431 (up from 106,720 in 2000). This amounts to 8.4% of the state's population. [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] . The municipality's population density is 251.9 people per square mile (156.52/km²). [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Anaco Municipality is Jacinto Romero Luna, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 51% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/2/alcaldedis=0&edo=2&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Anaco and San Joaquín.

ee also

*Anaco
*Anzoátegui
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://anaco-anzoategui.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ anaco-anzoategui.gob.ve] es icon