Tinaquillo Municipality Explained

Tinaquillo Municipality
Native Name:Municipio Tinaquillo
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100px
Seal Size:100px
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Venezuela
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Tinaquillo Municipality within Venezuela
Pushpin Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Venezuela
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Cojedes
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:José Gonzalo Mujica Herrera
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:97687
Population Density Km2:auto
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Established
Established Title2:Incorporated
Timezone:VET
Utc Offset:-4
Area Code Type:Area code(s)
Area Code:0258
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
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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.[1] 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 .

Government

The mayor of the Tinaquillo Municipality is José Gonzalo Mujica Herrera, elected on October 31, 2004 with 42% of the vote.[2] He replaced Dimas Ramos shortly after the elections.[3] The municipality is divided into one parish; Tinaquillo.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Venezuela: administrative units, extended . 2015-11-08 . 2016-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315201648/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx . dead .
  2. Web site: Alcalde de Municipio - FALCON . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181545/http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=2&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html . 2016-03-03.
  3. Web site: Elecciones 30 de Julio de 2000 - Directorio de Alcaldes electos . es . Elections July 30, 2000 - Directory of elected Mayors . 2008-03-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061002063906/http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf . 2006-10-02 .