Guanta Municipality
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| Municipio Guanta | |
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| Coordinates: 10°14′N 64°36′W / 10.233°N 64.6°WCoordinates: 10°14′N 64°36′W / 10.233°N 64.6°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Anzoátegui |
| Shiretown | Guanta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jhonnathan Marín (PSUV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 31,629 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0281 |
| Website | Official website |
The Guanta 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 had a population of 31,629.[1] The town of Guanta is the shire town of the Guanta Municipality.[2]
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[edit] History
Guanta dates from the completion of the railway to the coal mines of Naricual and Capiricual nearly 12 miles beyond Barcelona, and was created for the shipment of coal.
[edit] Demographics
The Guanta Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, had a population of 31,629 (up from 28,542 in 2000). This amounted to 2.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 472.07 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,222.7 /sq mi).[4]
[edit] Government
The mayor of the Guanta Municipality is Jhonnathan Marín, elected on 23 November 2008 with 58% of the vote.[5] He replaced Luis Alfredo Cardozo Belizario shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Guanta and Chorrerón (previous to 27 June 1995, the Guanta Municipality contained only a single).[2]
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[edit] References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/divulgacion_regionales_2008/index.php?e=02&m=00&p=00&c=00&t=00&ca=00&v=02
[edit] External links
- guanta-anzoategui.gob.ve (Spanish)
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