Anzoátegui Municipality

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Municipio Anzoátegui
Location of Anzoátegui within Cojedes [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Cojedes
Shiretown	Cojedes
Area	831 km² (516.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)	16,333
Density	19.65/km² (31.6/sq mi)
Mayor	Luis Linares (AD)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0258
Website	anzoategui-cojedes.gob.ve

The Anzoátegui Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 16,333.^[1]. The town of Cojedes is the shire town of the Anzoátegui Municipality.^[2]

1 Demographics
2 Government
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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 31.6 people per square mile (19.65/km²).^[4]

[edit] 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.^[7]