Anzoátegui Municipality


The Anzoátegui Municipality is one of the nine municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 17,030. The town of Cojedes is the shire town of the Anzoátegui Municipality.

Demographics

The Anzoátegui Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 16,333. This amounts to 5.4% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is.

Government

The mayor of the Anzoátegui Municipality is Luis Linares, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 44% of the vote. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Cojedes and Juan de Mata Suárez.