Guanipa Municipality
Municipio Guanipa | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Anzoátegui | |
.svg)  Guanipa Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°45′37″N 63°54′05″W / 8.7603°N 63.9014°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Anzoátegui |
| Municipal seat | San José de Guanipa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Belisario Landis (PSUV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,118.8 km2 (432.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 85.300 |
| • Density | 0.076/km2 (0.20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0283 |
The Guanipa Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui. The town of San José de Guanipa (El Tigrito) is the shire town of the Guanipa Municipality.[1]