Guanta
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The Guanta Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities
(municipio
s) that makes up the eastern Venezuela
n state of Anzoátegui
and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality had a population of 31,629. The town of Guanta
is the shire town
of the Guanta Municipality.
mines of Naricual and Capiricual nearly 12 miles beyond Barcelona
, and was created for the shipment of coal.
es; Guanta and Chorrerón (previous to 27 June 1995, the Guanta Municipality contained only a single).
Municipalities of Venezuela
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(municipio
Municipio
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s) that makes up the eastern Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n state of Anzoátegui
Anzoátegui
Anzoátegui State , is one of the 23 component states of Venezuela, located in the northeastern region of the country. Anzoátegui is well known for its beautiful beaches that attract many visitors. Its coast consists of a single beach approximately 100 km long...
and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality had a population of 31,629. The town of Guanta
Guanta
The Guanta Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities 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 had a population of 31,629...
is the shire town
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of the Guanta Municipality.
History
Guanta dates from the completion of the railway to the coalCoal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
mines of Naricual and Capiricual nearly 12 miles beyond Barcelona
Barcelona, Anzoátegui
Barcelona is the capital of Anzoátegui State, Venezuela and was founded in 1671. Together with Puerto La Cruz, Lecheria and Guanta, Barcelona forms one of the most important urban areas of Venezuela with a population of approximately 950,000.-History:...
, and was created for the shipment of coal.
Demographics
The Guanta Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, had a population of 31,629 (up from 28,542 in 2000). This amounted to 2.1% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 472.07 PD/sqkm.Government
The mayor of the Guanta Municipality is Jhonnathan Marín, elected on 23 November 2008 with 58% of the vote. He replaced Luis Alfredo Cardozo Belizario shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
es; Guanta and Chorrerón (previous to 27 June 1995, the Guanta Municipality contained only a single).