Macanao Peninsula Municipality

Península de Macanao Municipality
Municipio Península de Macanao
Location in Nueva Esparta
Península de Macanao Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 11°00′37″N 64°17′32″W / 11.0103°N 64.2922°W / 11.0103; -64.2922
Country Venezuela
StateNueva Esparta
Municipal seatBoca del Río
Area
  Total
351.2 km2 (135.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
20,935
  Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
WebsiteOfficial 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.