Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality

Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality
Municipio Juan Antonio Sotillo
Flag of Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality
Official seal of Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality
Location in Anzoátegui
Location in Anzoátegui
Map showing the location of Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality within Venezuela
Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°10′20″N 64°35′56″W / 10.1722°N 64.5989°W / 10.1722; -64.5989
Country Venezuela
StateAnzoátegui
Municipal seatPuerto La Cruz
Government
 • MayorMagglio Ordóñez (PSUV)
Area
 • Total245.1 km2 (94.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total244,728
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0281

The Juan Antonio Sotillo 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 244,728.[1] The town of Puerto La Cruz is the shire town of the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for the nineteenth century Venezuelan military leader Juan Antonio Sotillo.

  1. ^ "GeoHive – Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. ^ [1][permanent dead link]