Simón Rodríguez Municipality
Simón Rodríguez Municipality
Municipio Simón Rodríguez | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Anzoátegui | |
Simón Rodríguez Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°46′40″N 64°10′16″W / 8.7778°N 64.1711°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Anzoátegui |
| Municipal seat | El Tigre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alberto Gago Betancourt (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 712.8 km2 (275.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 236.566 |
| • Density | 0.3319/km2 (0.8596/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0283 |
The Simón Rodríguez 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 182,474. The town of El Tigre is the shire town of the Simón Rodríguez Municipality.