Simón Bolívar Municipality, Anzoátegui
Simón Bolívar Municipality
Municipio Simón Bolívar | |
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Location in Anzoátegui | |
| Coordinates: 10°00′58″N 64°36′18″W / 10.0161°N 64.605°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Anzoátegui |
| Municipal seat | Barcelona |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Inés Sifontes (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,855.9 km2 (716.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 421,424 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0281 |
| Website | Official website |
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The Simón Bolívar 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 421,424. The city of Barcelona is the shire town of the Simón Bolívar Municipality.