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

Anaco
Bolivar Square in Anaco.
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Coordinates: 9°28′55″N 64°29′30″W
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	0282
Climate	Aw

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

• 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
• Dr. Idania Irastorza, - Professor of Pharmacology, UCLA Barquisimeto
• Sammy The Kidd, - Musician, Producer

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Anaco.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anaco.

• http://www.anacoweb.net Website

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