San José de Guanipa Municipality

Venezuelan Municipality
name= San José de Guanipa


country= Venezuela
state= Anzoátegui
shiretown= San José de Guanipa (El Tigrito)
area= 792 km² (492.1 sq mi)
population= 76,914
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 97.11/km² (156.3/sq mi)
mayor= Freddy Tomás Arriojas Boada (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0283
website= http://guanipa-anzoategui.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= guanipa-anzoategui.gob.ve

The San José de 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 San José de Guanipa Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip]

Demographics

The San José de 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. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 156.3 people per square mile (97.11/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the San José de Guanipa Municipality is Freddy Tomás Arriojas Boada, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/2/alcaldedis=0&edo=2&mun=14&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into one parish; Capital San José de Guanipa.

ee also

*San José de Guanipa (El Tigrito)
*Anzoátegui
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

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