Simón Rodríguez Municipality

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Municipio Simón Rodríguez
Location of Simón Rodríguez within Anzoátegui [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Shiretown	El Tigre
Area	703 km² (436.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)	183,185
Density	260.58/km² (419.4/sq mi)
Mayor	Ernesto José Paraqueima Luiggi (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0283
Website	simonrodriguez-anzoategui.gob.ve

The Simón Rodríguez 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 183,185.^[1] The town of El Tigre is the shire town of the Simón Rodríguez Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] History

El Tigre was founded on February 3, 1933. The city started when oil companies found oil in El Tigre and established their offices in Campo Oficina.

[edit] Demographics

The Simón Rodríguez Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 183,185 (up from 155,178 in 2000). This amounts to 12.4% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 419.4 people per square mile (260.58/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Simón Rodríguez Municipality is Ernesto José Paraqueima Luiggi, elected on October 31, 2004 with 46% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Angel Godoy Chavez shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Edmundo Barrios and Miguel Otero Silva.^[7]