Santa Ana Municipality, Anzoátegui

Santa Ana
Municipality
Municipio Santa Ana

Location in Anzoátegui
Country  Venezuela
State Anzoátegui
Shiretown Santa Ana
Government
  Mayor Gerson Martínez (AD)
Area
  Total 1,184 km2 (457 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 9,636
  Density 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0282
Website Official website

The Santa Ana Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan Anzoátegui State and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 9,636. [1] The town of Santa Ana is the shire town of the Santa Ana Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Santa Ana Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 10,919 (up from 9,675 in 2000). This amounts to 0.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 9.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.9/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Santa Ana Municipality is Gerson Martínez, re-elected November 23, 2008 with 49% of the vote.[5] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Santa Ana and Pueblo Nuevo.[2]

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Coordinates: 9°18′23″N 64°39′46″W / 9.3065°N 64.6629°W / 9.3065; -64.6629


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