Fernando de Peñalver Municipality

Fernando de Peñalver Municipality
Municipio Fernando de Peñalver
Municipality
Flag of Fernando de Peñalver Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Fernando de Peñalver Municipality
Seal
Location in Anzoátegui
Location in Anzoátegui
Map showing the location of Fernando de Peñalver Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Fernando de Peñalver Municipality within Venezuela
Fernando de Peñalver Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°02′28″N 65°07′21″W / 10.0411°N 65.1225°W / 10.0411; -65.1225
Country Venezuela
StateAnzoátegui
Government
 • MayorAxel Rodriguez (PSUV)
Area
 • Total
757.0 km2 (292.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
33,437
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0281
WebsiteOfficial website
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The Fernando de Peñalver Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 33,437.[1] The town of Puerto Píritu is the shire town of the Fernando de Peñalver Municipality.[2]

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 46.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (120.7/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Fernando de Peñalver Municipality is Axel Rodriguez, elected on 23 November 2008 with 47% of the vote.[5] He replaced Francisco José González shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Fernando de Peñalver, San Miguel, and Sucre.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip [permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/divulgacion_regionales_2008/index.php?e=02&m=00&p=00&c=00&t=00&ca=00&v=02 [bare URL]


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