Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality
Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality
Municipio Juan Antonio Sotillo | |
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Location in Anzoátegui | |
| Coordinates: 10°10′20″N 64°35′56″W / 10.1722°N 64.5989°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Anzoátegui |
| Municipal seat | Puerto La Cruz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Magglio Ordóñez (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 245.1 km2 (94.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 244,728 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0281 |
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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. The town of Puerto La Cruz is the shire town of the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality. The municipality is named for the nineteenth century Venezuelan military leader Juan Antonio Sotillo.