Píritu Municipality, Anzoátegui

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Municipio Píritu
Location of Píritu within Anzoátegui [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Shiretown	Píritu
Area	225 km² (139.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)	24,532
Density	109.03/km² (175.5/sq mi)
Mayor	Antonio Barrios (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0281
Website	piritu-anzoategui.gob.ve

The Píritu Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 24,532.^[1] The town of Píritu is the shire town of the Píritu Municipality.^[2]

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Government
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The Píritu Municipality separated in 1993 from the Fernando de Peñalver Municipality.

[edit] Demographics

The Píritu Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 24,532 (up from 19,834 in 2000). This amounts to 1.7% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 175.5 people per square mile (109.03/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Píritu Municipality is Antonio Barrios, elected on October 31, 2004 with 39% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Freddy José Curupe Mongua shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Píritu and San Francisco (previous to June 27, 1995, the Píritu Municipality contained only a single parish) .^[7]