San José de Guanipa

Place in Anzoátegui, Venezuela

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8°53′N 64°09′W / 8.883°N 64.150°W / 8.883; -64.150Country

VenezuelaStateAnzoáteguiMunicipalityGuanipa MunicipalityFounded14 November 1910Population

(2018)

• Total85.300Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)Postal code

6054

Area code0283ClimateAw

San José de Guanipa (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ xoˈse ðe ɣwaˈnipa]), also known as El Tigrito, is a city in the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela. It is the capital of Guanipa Municipality. Officially founded in 1910, it was previously a settlement of the Kali'na people.^[1] El Tigrito lies between the larger town El Tigre and the oil camp of San Tomé.

Like the Guanipa River, the city is named for the Kali'na cacique Guanipa.

References

^ (in Spanish) JESÚS GRAU ORTEGA, El Progreso, 22 November 2009, SIETE HISTORIAS con olor a Mastranto y Oro Negro PDVSA y San José de Guanipa en la historia