Anaco is a city in
Anzoátegui State
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Venezuela
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, the
shire town
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of
Anaco Municipality
The Anaco 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 populatio ...
. It is an industrial town, connected to the
natural gas
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and
petroleum
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industries. Estimated population (as of 2005): 106,275 inhabitants.
Transport
The city is served by
Anaco Airport. No longer in service for commercial flights. Anaco is on the
San Tomé-
Puerto la Cruz highway that connects the town with San Tomé and
El Tigre
El Tigre () is a city of Venezuela located in the state Anzoátegui. It is the capital of Simón Rodríguez Municipality and it is located south in Anzoategui state, equidistant from the Orinoco River and the Caribbean Sea in the Guanipa Mesa at ...
to the south and Puerto la Cruz on the coast.
Natives of Anaco
![Entrada Campo Rojo Anaco Anzoátegui](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Entrada_Campo_Rojo_Anaco_Anzo%C3%A1tegui.jpg)
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Orlando Arcia
Orlando Jesús Arcia (born August 4, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Milwaukee Brewers signed Arcia as an international free agent in 2010. He made his MLB debut in ...
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Milwaukee Brewers
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shortstop
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, younger brother of
Oswaldo Arcia
Oswaldo Celestino Arcia (born May 9, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlin ...
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Oswaldo Arcia
Oswaldo Celestino Arcia (born May 9, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlin ...
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Minnesota Twins
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outfielder
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, older brother of
Orlando Arcia
Orlando Jesús Arcia (born August 4, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Milwaukee Brewers signed Arcia as an international free agent in 2010. He made his MLB debut in ...
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Ruddy Rodríguez
Ruddy Rosario Rodríguez de Lucía (; born March 20, 1967), a former Miss Venezuela World, is an actress, model and businesswoman. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, daughter of Venezuelan Pedro José Rodríguez and Italian Rita de Lucía. She has a b ...
- former Miss Venezuela
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Miguel Cairo
Miguel Jesús Cairo i'-row(born May 4, 1974), is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder and most recently the bench coach for the Chicago White Sox, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine different clubs in a 17-year car ...
- Professional baseball player
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Dr. Idania Irastorza, - Professor of Pharmacology, UCLA Barquisimeto
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Sammy The Kidd, - Musician, Producer
External links
* http://www.anacoweb.net Website
Cities in Anzoátegui
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