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Guanta

Coordinates: 10°14′18″N 64°35′30″W / 10.23833°N 64.59167°W / 10.23833; -64.59167
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Guanta
Flag of Guanta
Official seal of Guanta
Guanta is located in Venezuela
Guanta
Guanta
Coordinates: 10°14′18″N 64°35′30″W / 10.23833°N 64.59167°W / 10.23833; -64.59167
Country Venezuela
StateAnzoátegui
MunicipalityGuanta Municipality
Founded1594
Area
 • Total67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total35,000
 • Demonym
Guanteño/a
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Postal code
6014
Area code0281
ClimateBSh

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.

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