Macanao Peninsula Municipality
Península de Macanao Municipality
Municipio Península de Macanao | |
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Location in Nueva Esparta | |
| Coordinates: 11°00′37″N 64°17′32″W / 11.0103°N 64.2922°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Nueva Esparta |
| Municipal seat | Boca del Río |
| Area | |
• Total | 351.2 km2 (135.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 20,935 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Website | Official website |
The Macanao Peninsula is a geographic peninsula landform, that forms the western end of the Isla Margarita in the Caribbean Sea, in northern Venezuela.
It is also a Venezuelan municipality, the Municipality of Macanao Peninsula (Municipio Península de Macanao), in the state of Nueva Esparta. The municipal seat is Boca de Río.