Píritu Municipality, Anzoátegui

Píritu Municipality, Anzoátegui

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Píritu


country= Venezuela
state= Anzoátegui
shiretown= Píritu
area= 225 km² (139.8 sq mi)
population= 24,532
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 109.03/km² (175.5/sq mi)
mayor= Antonio Barrios (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0281
website= http://piritu-anzoategui.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= 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. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Píritu is the shire town of the Píritu Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip]

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. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 175.5 people per square mile (109.03/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Píritu Municipality is Antonio Barrios, elected on October 31, 2004 with 39% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/2/alcaldedis=0&edo=2&mun=16&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Freddy José Curupe Mongua shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] 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).

ee also

*Píritu
*Anzoátegui
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://piritu-anzoategui.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ piritu-anzoategui.gob.ve] es icon


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