Santa Ana Municipality, Anzoátegui

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]

Santa Ana Municipality Municipio Santa Ana
Municipality
Church in Santa Ana Municipality
Flag Seal
Location in Anzoátegui
Santa Ana Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°14′40″N 64°38′07″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Government
• Mayor	Gerson Martínez (AD)
Area
• Total	783.1 km2 (302.4 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,636
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0282
Website	Official website

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]

See also

• Santa Ana
• Anzoátegui
• Municipalities of Venezuela