Tinaquillo Municipality

Tinaquillo Municipality Municipio Tinaquillo
Municipality
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Location in Cojedes
Tinaquillo Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°55′N 68°18′W / 9.92°N 68.3°W / 9.92; -68.3Coordinates: 9°55′N 68°18′W / 9.92°N 68.3°W / 9.92; -68.3
Country	Venezuela
State	Cojedes
Municipal seat	Tinaquillo
Government
• Mayor	José Gonzalo Mujica Herrera
Area
• Total	714 km2 (276 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	97,687
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)	0258
Website	Official website
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The Falcón Municipality 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 Falcón Municipality.^[2]

Demographics

The Falcón 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 Falcón 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]

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