Fernando de Peñalver Municipality
Fernando de Peñalver Municipality
Municipio Fernando de Peñalver | |
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Location in Anzoátegui | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′28″N 65°07′21″W / 10.0411°N 65.1225°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Anzoátegui |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Axel Rodriguez (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 757.0 km2 (292.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 33,437 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0281 |
| Website | Official website |
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The Fernando de Peñalver 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 33,437. The town of Puerto Píritu is the shire town of the Fernando de Peñalver Municipality.