Guanta

Place in Anzoátegui, Venezuela

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10°14′18″N 64°35′30″W / 10.23833°N 64.59167°W / 10.23833; -64.59167Country

VenezuelaStateAnzoáteguiMunicipalityGuanta MunicipalityFounded1594Area

• Total67 km² (26 sq mi)Elevation

14 m (46 ft)Population

(2001)

• Total35,000 • Demonym

Guanteño/aTime zoneUTC−4 (VET)Postal code

6014

Area code0281Climate BSh

Guanta is the capital and largest city of Guanta Municipality. Together with Barcelona, Puerto La Cruz and Lechería it forms a conurbation of around 1.2m inhabitants.

The town is named for the cacique Guantar of the Cumanagoto people, the indigenous inhabitants of the area at the time of the Spanish conquest. Formally founded in 1594, it was already an indigenous settlement before this time.