Santa Ana Municipality
Municipio Santa Ana
Flag of Santa Ana Municipality
Official seal of Santa Ana Municipality
Location in Anzoátegui
Location in Anzoátegui
Map showing the location of Santa Ana Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Santa Ana Municipality within Venezuela
Santa Ana Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°14′40″N 64°38′07″W / 9.2444488°N 64.6353156°W / 9.2444488; -64.6353156
Country Venezuela
StateAnzoátegui
Government
  MayorGerson Martínez (AD)
Area
  Total783.1 km2 (302.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total9,636
  Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0282
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

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]

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