Anaco, Venezuela

Anaco
Bolivar Square in Anaco.
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Coordinates: 9°28′55″N 64°29′30″W / 9.48194°N 64.49167°W / 9.48194; -64.49167Coordinates: 9°28′55″N 64°29′30″W / 9.48194°N 64.49167°W / 9.48194; -64.49167
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Municipality	Anaco Municipality
Founded	1944
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	106,000
• Demonym	Anaquense
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Postal code	6003
Area code(s)	0282
Climate	Aw

Anaco is a city in the Venezuelan Anzoátegui State, the shire town of the Anaco Municipality. It is an industrial town, connected to the natural gas and petroleum industries. Estimated population (as of 2005): 106,275 inhabitants.^[1]

Transport[]

The city is served by Anaco Airport. No longer in service for commercial flights. Anaco is on the San Tomé-Puerto la Cruz highway that connects the town with San Tomé and El Tigre to the south and Puerto la Cruz on the coast.

Natives of Anaco[]

Street in Anaco.

• Orlando Arcia, Milwaukee Brewers shortstop, younger brother of Oswaldo Arcia
• Oswaldo Arcia, Minnesota Twins outfielder, older brother of Orlando Arcia
• Ruddy Rodríguez - former Miss Venezuela
• Miguel Cairo - Professional baseball player
• , - Professor of Pharmacology, UCLA Barquisimeto

References[]

External links[]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Anaco.

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• http://www.anacoweb.net Website

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