San Juan de Capistrano Municipality

Municipality in Anzoátegui, Venezuela

San Juan de Capistrano Municipality Municipio San Juan de Capistrano
Municipality
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Location in Anzoátegui
10°05′04″N 65°24′49″W / 10.084474°N 65.413628°W / 10.084474; -65.413628
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Government
• Mayor	Asdrubal Mendez (PSUV)
Area
• Total	132.1 km² (51.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	9,047
• Density	68/km² (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0281
Website	Official website
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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 the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 9,047.^[1] The town of Boca de Uchire is the shire town of the San Juan de Capistrano Municipality.^[2]

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 72.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (189.0/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the San Juan de Capistrano Municipality is Asdrubal Mendez, elected on November 23, 2008, with 36% of the vote.^[5] He replaced José Ángel Bellorín shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Boca de Uchire and Boca de Chávez .^[2]

References

^ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx ^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008".