Píritu Municipality, Anzoátegui

Píritu
Municipality
Municipio Píritu

Location in Anzoátegui
Country  Venezuela
State Anzoátegui
Shiretown Píritu, Anzoátegui
Government
 • Mayor Rita Jimenez (PSUV)
Area
 • Total 225 km2 (87 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 24,532
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0281
Website Official website

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, Anzoátegui is the shire town of the Píritu Municipality.[2]

History

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

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 109.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (282.4/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Píritu Municipality is Rita Jimenez, elected on November 23, 2008 with 47% of the vote.[5] She replaced Antonio Barrios shortly after the elections. 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) .[2]

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