Tinaquillo Municipality
Municipio Tinaquillo
Municipality
Flag of Tinaquillo Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Tinaquillo Municipality
Seal
Location in Cojedes
Location in Cojedes
Map showing the location of Tinaquillo Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Tinaquillo Municipality within Venezuela
Tinaquillo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°55′N 68°18′W / 9.92°N 68.3°W / 9.92; -68.3
Country Venezuela
StateCojedes
Municipal seatTinaquillo
Government
 • MayorJosé Gonzalo Mujica Herrera
Area
 • Total714 km2 (276 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total97,687
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0258
WebsiteOfficial website

The Tinaquillo Municipality (was known as Falcón Municipality before 2011) is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to a according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 97.687.[1] The town of Tinaquillo is the municipal seat of the Tinaquillo Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Tinaquillo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 90,773 (up from 74,872 in 2000). This amounts to 30.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 127.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (329.3/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Tinaquillo Municipality is José Gonzalo Mujica Herrera, elected on October 31, 2004 with 42% of the vote.[5] He replaced Dimas Ramos shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into one parish; Tinaquillo.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=2&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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