Juan Manuel Cajigal Municipality Municipio Juan Manuel Cajigal
Municipality
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Location in Anzoátegui
Juan Manuel Cajigal Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°37′35″N 65°18′25″W / 9.6264774°N 65.3068556°W / 9.6264774; -65.3068556
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Goffin (PSUV)
Area
• Total	1,842.4 km2 (711.4 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,476
• Density	7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0281
Website	Official website
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The Juan Manuel Cajigal 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 122,634.^[1] The town of Onoto is the shire town of the Juan Manuel Cajigal Municipality.^[2] The municipality is named for the Venezuelan mathematician Juan Manuel Cajigal y Odoardo.

Demographics

The Juan Manuel Cajigal Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 13,747 (up from 13,020 in 2000). This amounts to 0.9% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 7.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi).^[4]

Government

The mayor of the Juan Manuel Cajigal Municipality is Antonio Goffin, elected on 23 November 2008 with 48% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Mardo Marcano shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Onoto and San Pablo.^[2]