| 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 |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| 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) |
| Footnotes: | See main article: other. |
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]
The Píritu Municipality separated in 1993 from the Fernando de Peñalver Municipality.
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]
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).