Onoto

For the pen company, see Onoto pens. For the colorant, see annatto.

Onoto is a town in the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui. This town is the shire town of the Juan Manuel Cajigal Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 12,358.^[1]

Onoto
Juan Manuel Cajigal Municipality in Anzoátegui State
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Municipality	Juan Manuel Cajigal
Government
• Mayor	Mardo Marcano (MPPL)
Area
• Total	1,741 km2 (672 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	12,358
• Density	7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code	0281
Climate	Aw
Website	juancajigal-anzoategui.gob.ve
The area and population figures are for the municipality

Demographics

The Juan Manuel Cajigal Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 12,358 (down from 14,183 in 1990). This amounts to 1% of Anzoátegui's population.^[1]

Government

Onoto is the shire town of the Juan Manuel Cajigal Municipality in Anzoátegui. The mayor of the Juan Manuel Cajigal Municipality is Mardo Marcano, reelected in 2004 with 32% of the vote.^[2] The last municipal election was held in October 2004.^{[citation needed]}