Anzoátegui Municipality

Anzoátegui
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Anzoátegui
Location in Cojedes
Country	Venezuela
State	Cojedes
Shiretown	Cojedes
Government
– Mayor	Luis Linares (AD)
Area
– Total	831 km2 (320.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	16,333
– Density	19.7/km2 (50.9/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0258
Website	Official website

The Anzoátegui Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 16,333.^[1] The town of Cojedes is the shire town of the Anzoátegui Municipality.^[2]

Demographics

The Anzoátegui Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 16,333 (up from 14,354 in 2000). This amounts to 5.4% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 19.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (50.9 /sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Anzoátegui Municipality is Luis Linares, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 44% of the vote.^[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Cojedes and Juan de Mata Suárez.^[2]

See also

• Cojedes
• Cojedes (state)
• Municipalities of Venezuela

References

1. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip
3. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
4. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

External links

• anzoategui-cojedes.gob.ve (Spanish)