Tinaco Municipality

Tinaco
Municipality
Municipio Tinaco

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Location in Cojedes
Country  Venezuela
State Cojedes
Shiretown Tinaco
Government
 • Mayor Francisco Ojeda (PSUV)
Area
 • Total 1,098 km2 (424 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 32,564
 • Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0258
Website Official website

The Tinaco Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 32,564.[1] The town of Tinaco is the shire town of the Tinaco Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Tinaco Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 31,371 (up from 27,203 in 2000). This amounts to 10.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 28.57 inhabitants per square kilometre (74.0/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Tinaco Municipality is Teodoro Venancio Bolívar Caballero, elected on October 31, 2004 with 65% of the vote.[5] He replaced Enrique Centeno shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into one parishes; General en Jefe José Laurencio Silva (the parish’s name was officially changed on December 30, 1994, it was formerly known as Tinaco Parish).[2] For the 2008 mayor's elections there are three major candidates these are:

Enrique Centeno

Francisco Ojeda

Celida Veloz [7]

See also

References

Coordinates: 9°42′N 68°26′W / 9.700°N 68.433°W / 9.700; -68.433


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