Fernando de Peñalver Municipality

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Municipio Fernando de Peñalver
Location of Fernando de Peñalver within Anzoátegui [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Shiretown	Puerto Píritu
Area	643 km² (399.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)	29,977
Density	46.62/km² (75/sq mi)
Mayor	Francisco José González (AD)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0281
Website	fernando-anzoategui.gob.ve

The Fernando de Peñalver 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 has a population of 29,977.^[1] The town of Puerto Píritu is the shire town of the Fernando de Peñalver Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] 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 75 people per square mile (46.62/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Fernando de Peñalver Municipality is Francisco José González, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 42% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Fernando de Peñalver, San Miguel, and Sucre.^[7]