Tinaquillo Municipality, Cojedes
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.