El Tigre
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| El Tigre | |||
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| Country | Venezuela | ||
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| State | Anzoátegui | ||
| Municipality | Simón Rodríguez | ||
| Founded | February 3, 1933 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Ernesto José Paraqueima Luiggi (Podemos) | ||
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| - Total | 147,800 | ||
| - Demonym | tigrense | ||
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC-4:30) | ||
| Postal code | 6050 | ||
| Area code(s) | 0283 | ||
| The area and population figures are for the municipality | |||
| Website: simonrodriguez-anzoategui.gov.ve | |||
El Tigre is a city in the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui. This city is the shire town of the Simón Rodríguez Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 147,800.[1]
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[edit] History
El Tigre was founded on February 3, 1933. The city started when oil companies found oil in El Tigre and stablished their offices in Campo Oficina.
[edit] Demographics
The Simón Rodríguez Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 147,800 (up from 94,409 in 1990). This amounts to 12.1% of Anzoátegui's population.[2]
[edit] Government
El Tigre is the shire town of the Simón Rodríguez Municipality in Anzoátegui. The mayor of the Simón Rodríguez Municipality is Ernesto José Paraqueima Luiggi, elected in 2004 with 46% of the vote.[3] He replaced Ángel Godoy Chávez shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.[4]
[edit] Famous residents
- Jean Machi, MLB pitcher, is a native of El Tigre
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- simonrodriguez-anzoategui.gov.ve (Spanish)
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