Piritu: facts

At a glance

• Country: Venezuela
• Region: Portuguesa
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 43,746
• Coordinates: 9.3708° N, 69.2103° W
• Time zone: America/Caracas (UTC-04:00)
• Currency: Bolivar Soberano (VES)
• Distance to the capital, Caracas: 284 km (176 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM): 76 km (48 mi), straight line
• Barinas Airport (BNS): 139 km (86 mi), straight line
• Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV): 151 km (94 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Villa Bruzual: 11 km (7 mi)
• Acarigua: 20 km (13 mi)
• Araure: 24 km (15 mi)
• Ospino: 28 km (17 mi)
• Agua Blanca: 34 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Acarigua, 20 km (13 mi)