San Juan de Capistrano Municipality

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Municipio San Juan de Capistrano
Location of San Juan de Capistrano within Anzoátegui [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Shiretown	Boca de Uchire
Area	123 km² (76.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)	8,975
Density	72.97/km² (117.4/sq mi)
Mayor	José Ángel Bellorín
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0281
Website	juancapistrano-anzoategui.gob.ve

The San Juan de Capistrano 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 8,975.^[1] The town of Boca de Uchire is the shire town of the San Juan de Capistrano Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The San Juan de Capistrano Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 8,975 (up from 7,998 in 2000). This amounts to 0.6% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 117.4 people per square mile (72.97/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the San Juan de Capistrano Municipality is José Ángel Bellorín, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 28% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Boca de Uchire and Boca de Chávez .^[7]