San Mateo is a town in the eastern

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

Anzoátegui State Anzoátegui State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the northeastern region of the country. Anzoátegui is well known for its beaches that attract many visitors. Its coast consists of a single beach approximately long. Its ca ...

. This town is the

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of the Libertad Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan

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, the municipality has a population of 12,905.Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda

Demographics

The Libertad Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 12,905 (up from 12,617 in 1990). This amounts to 1.1% of Anzoátegui's population.

Government

San Mateo is the

of the Libertad Municipality in Anzoátegui. The mayor of the Libertad Municipality is Edgar Celestino Maestre M., elected in 2004 with 57% of the vote. He replaced Juan Carlos Guillent shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.

References

External links

libertad-anzoategui.gob.ve
Populated places in Anzoátegui {{venezuela-geo-stub