Anzoátegui Municipality

Anzoátegui Municipality
Municipio Anzoátegui
Municipality

Location in Cojedes
Map showing the location of Anzoátegui Municipality within Venezuela
Anzoátegui Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°37′58″N 68°51′02″W / 9.6329°N 68.8506°W / 9.6329; -68.8506Coordinates: 9°37′58″N 68°51′02″W / 9.6329°N 68.8506°W / 9.6329; -68.8506
Country  Venezuela
State Cojedes
Municipal seat Cojedes
Government
 • Mayor Luis Linares (AD)
Area
 • Total 831 km2 (321 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 17,030
 • Density 20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
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 the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 17,030. [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]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. 1 2 http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  3. ↑ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  4. ↑ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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