Guanta Municipality

Guanta
Municipality
Municipio Guanta
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Location in Anzoátegui Location in Anzoátegui
Guanta Location in Venezuela
Coordinates:
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Shiretown	Guanta
Government
• Mayor	Jhonnathan Marín (PSUV)
Area
• Total	67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	30,891
• Density	460/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 the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 30,891. The town of Guanta is the shire town of the Guanta Municipality.

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.

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. The municipality's population density is 472.07 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,222.7/sq mi).

Government

The mayor of the Guanta Municipality is Jhonnathan Marín, elected on 23 November 2008 with 58% of the vote. 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).

See also

• Guanta
• Anzoátegui
• Municipalities of Venezuela

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: 

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• guanta-anzoategui.gob.ve (Spanish)