Tinaquillo Municipality Municipio Tinaquillo | |
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Municipality | |
FlagSeal | |
Location in Cojedes | |
Tinaquillo MunicipalityLocation in Venezuela | |
Coordinates: 9°54′34″N 68°17′52″W / 9.9094°N 68.2978°W / 9.9094; -68.2978 | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Cojedes |
Municipal seat | Tinaquillo |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Gonzalo Mujica Herrera |
Area | |
• Total | 684.6 km (264.3 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 97,687 |
• Density | 140/km (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0258 |
Website | Official website |
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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. The town of Tinaquillo is the municipal seat of the Tinaquillo Municipality.
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. The municipality's population density is 127.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (329.3/sq mi).
Government
The mayor of the Tinaquillo Municipality is José Gonzalo Mujica Herrera, elected on October 31, 2004 with 42% of the vote. He replaced Dimas Ramos shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into one parish; Tinaquillo.
References
- "Venezuela: administrative units, extended". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- "Alcalde de Municipio - FALCON". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- "Elecciones 30 de Julio de 2000 - Directorio de Alcaldes electos" [Elections July 30, 2000 - Directory of elected Mayors] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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