San José de Guanipa
San José de Guanipa, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
Description
San José de Guanipa, popularly known as El Tigrito, is the capital of the Guanipa municipality in Anzoátegui state. Its name honors the cacique Guanipa, leader of the Kali'na people who inhabited the Guanipa mesa before the oil industry forever transformed the landscape of eastern Venezuela. Founded in the 20th century amid the hydrocarbon boom, San José de Guanipa grew alongside El Tigre and today is a key connection point in the south of the state, where the warmth of its people meets the drive of a hardworking region.
The Guanipa municipality, with its capital in San José de Guanipa, has a population of around 83,727 inhabitants and a surface area of roughly 792 km² (Wikipedia, "Municipio Guanipa", accessed 2026). Its economy is sustained by the oil industry, commerce, and services, taking advantage of its strategic location in the south of the state and its proximity to the main hydrocarbon production centers in the east.
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