Guanta Municipality

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Municipio Guanta
Location of Guanta within Anzoátegui [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Shiretown	Guanta
Area	67 km² (41.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)	31,629
Density	472.07/km² (760.3/sq mi)
Mayor	Luis Alfredo Cardozo Belizario (PROGUAN)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0281
Website	guanta-anzoategui.gob.ve

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 has a population of 31,629.^[1]. The town of Guanta is the shire town of the Guanta Municipality.^[2]

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

[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, has a population of 31,629 (up from 28,542 in 2000). This amounts to 2.1% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 760.3 people per square mile (472.07/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Guanta Municipality is Luis Alfredo Cardozo Belizario, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 39% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Guanta and Chorrerón (previous to June 27, 1995, the Guanta Municipality contained only a single).^[7]