Píritu Municipality, Anzoátegui Explained

Píritu Municipality
Native Name:Municipio Píritu
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100px
Seal Size:100px
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Venezuela
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Píritu Municipality within Venezuela
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Venezuela
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Anzoátegui
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rita Jimenez (PSUV)
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:23248
Population Density Km2:auto
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Established
Established Title2:Incorporated
Timezone:VET
Utc Offset:-4
Area Code Type:Area code(s)
Area Code:0281
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
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The Píritu Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 23,248.[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 .[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).

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
  2. http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/anzoategui/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. Web site: Divulgación Elecciones Regionales - 23 de Noviembre de 2008 .