| Official Name: | San Mateo |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name: | Venezuela |
| Subdivision Name1: | Anzoátegui |
| Subdivision Name2: | Libertad |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Edgar Celestino Maestre M. (MVR) |
| Area Total Km2: | 2043 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 12905 |
| Population Density Km2: | 6.3 |
| Timezone: | VET |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
| Area Code: | 0282 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Website: | libertad-anzoategui.gob.ve |
| Footnotes: | The area and population figures are for the municipality |
San Mateo is a town in the eastern Venezuelan Anzoátegui State. This town is the shire town of the Libertad Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 12,905.[1]
The Libertad Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 12,905 (up from 12,617 in 1990). This amounts to 1.1% of Anzoátegui's population.
San Mateo is the shire town of the Libertad Municipality in Anzoátegui. The mayor of the Libertad Municipality is Edgar Celestino Maestre M., elected in 2004 with 57% of the vote.[2] He replaced Juan Carlos Guillent shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.[3]