Fernando de Peñalver Municipality

Fernando de Peñalver Municipality
Municipio Fernando de Peñalver
Municipality

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Location in Anzoátegui
Map showing the location of Fernando de Peñalver Municipality within Venezuela
Fernando de Peñalver Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°02′50″N 65°04′06″W / 10.047153°N 65.068425°W / 10.047153; -65.068425Coordinates: 10°02′50″N 65°04′06″W / 10.047153°N 65.068425°W / 10.047153; -65.068425
Country  Venezuela
State Anzoátegui
Municipal seat Puerto Píritu
Government
 • Mayor Axel Rodriguez (PSUV)
Area
 • Total 643 km2 (248 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 33,437
 • Density 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0281
Website Official website

The Fernando de Peñalver Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 33,437. [1] The town of Puerto Píritu is the shire town of the Fernando de Peñalver Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Fernando de Peñalver Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 29,977 (up from 26,059 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 46.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (120.7/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Fernando de Peñalver Municipality is Axel Rodriguez, elected on 23 November 2008 with 47% of the vote.[5] He replaced Francisco José González shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Fernando de Peñalver, San Miguel, and Sucre.[2]

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