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.

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
Founded1863
Area
 • Total
67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
35,000
 • Demonym
Guanteño/a
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Postal code
6014
Area code0281
ClimateBSh

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 1863, it was already an indigenous settlement before this time.

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