Puerto Píritu

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Puerto Pìritu

|nickname = Enchanted land

| image_skyline =Piritu.jpg

| image_caption =

|image_flag = Bandera del Municipio Peñalver.svg

|image_seal = Escudo del Municipio Peñalver (Anzoátegui).svg

|image_map =

|map_caption =

|pushpin_map = Venezuela

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_type1 = States

|subdivision_type2 = Municipalities

|subdivision_name = Venezuela

|subdivision_name1 = Anzoátegui

|subdivision_name2 = Fernando de Peñalver Municipality

|established_title = Founded

|established_date = 1513

|established_title2 =

|established_date2 =

|government_type =

|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = Axel Rodríguez

|population_as_of = 2001

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 11,000 approx.

|population_blank1_title = Demonym

|population_blank1 = Pìriteño(a)

|timezone = VET

|utc_offset = −4

|timezone_DST =

|utc_offset_DST =

|coordinates = {{coord|10|04|N|65|03|W|region:VE|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 8

|elevation_footnotes =

|area_code = 281

|postal_code_type = Postal code

|postal_code = 6022

|blank_name = Climate

|blank_info = BSh

|website = [http://www.alcaldias.com/ptopiritu] {{in lang|es}}

|footnotes =

}}

Puerto Píritu is a Venezuelan city located in the north-central coast of Anzoátegui State, with a population more than 11,000.{{Cite book |last=Cohen |first=Saul Bernard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C6PLxz8EMk0C&dq=Puerto+P%C3%ADritu&pg=PA2993 |title=The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G |date=2008 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-14554-1 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Box |first=Ben |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kv96AAAAMAAJ&q=Puerto+P%C3%ADritu |title=South American Handbook |date=November 2000 |publisher=Trade and Travel Publications Limited |isbn=978-0-658-01154-2 |language=en}} It is the capital of the Fernando de Peñalver Municipality, and located 46 km from the centre of Barcelona, the capital of the State. By road it is approximately 25 minutes from the city of Barcelona and 45 minutes from Uchire Boca.

History

Puerto Píritu founded in 1513 as "El Manjar" and abandoned few years later, still retains an enormous amount of colonial buildings in the historic centre of the city. Modern history starts from the arrival of Franciscan missionaries in 1652. Puerto Píritu was the point of entry and departure in the 17th and 18th centuries for colonization, evangelization and immigration into what is now Anzoátegui State. Puerto Píritu began its history with its own identity in the mid-19th century. Thanks to many margariteñas families, that people became the major commercial port output products of the guariqueños Plains and in the basin of river Unare point such that for 1928 was already district as it is today the municipality Peñalver.{{cn|date=March 2023}}

The current Puerto Píritu still retains an enormous amount of colonial buildings in the historic centre of the city.{{cn|date=March 2023}}

Economy

Tourism and fishing and trade are the main sources of income of Puerto Píritu.{{cn|date=March 2023}}

Geography

The altitude of the city is eight m.

The city is located in a 10.04495 'n LAT and Long 65.033272 ' o.

=Climate=

Puerto Píritu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh).

{{Weather box|width = 70%

|location = Puerto Píritu, Venezuela

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|temperature colour = pastel

|Jan high C = 31.1

|Feb high C = 31.7

|Mar high C = 32.2

|Apr high C = 32.2

|May high C = 32.8

|Jun high C = 31.7

|Jul high C = 31.7

|Aug high C = 31.7

|Sep high C = 32.2

|Oct high C = 32.8

|Nov high C = 32.2

|Dec high C = 31.7

|year high C = 32.0

|Jan low C = 20.0

|Feb low C = 20.6

|Mar low C = 21.7

|Apr low C = 22.8

|May low C = 23.3

|Jun low C = 22.8

|Jul low C = 22.8

|Aug low C = 22.8

|Sep low C = 22.8

|Oct low C = 22.8

|Nov low C = 22.2

|Dec low C = 21.1

|year low C = 22.1

|Jan rain mm = 7.6

|Feb rain mm = 2.5

|Mar rain mm = 2.5

|Apr rain mm = 7.6

|May rain mm = 48.3

|Jun rain mm = 104.1

|Jul rain mm = 119.4

|Aug rain mm = 121.9

|Sep rain mm = 83.8

|Oct rain mm = 58.4

|Nov rain mm = 43.2

|Dec rain mm = 22.9

|rain colour = green

|source 1 = [The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc.]

|date=August 2010

}}

Tourism

Port Píritu is a tourist area as well as the other cities of Anzoátegui State, with its beaches and lagoons. This region is characterized by a sparse vegetation in contrast to large areas of beaches that are mostly frequented by domestic visitors.{{fact|date=January 2019}}

The eastern seaboard of Anzoátegui has a tourist infrastructure of recent data,{{clarify|date=January 2019}} the resort of Puerto Píritu has a length of 600 meters of beaches in turbid waters that turn brown when the sea is rough. Services include restaurants type "caneys", rent sunshades and umbrellas.

Port Píritu's tourist attractions include its scenery, flora, fauna and beaches.{{fact|date=January 2019}}