Falcón Municipality, Cojedes

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Municipio Falcón
Location of Falcón within Cojedes [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Cojedes
Shiretown	Tinaquillo
Area	714 km² (443.7 sq mi)
Population (2007)	90,773
Density	127.13/km² (204.6/sq mi)
Mayor	José Gonzalo Mujica Herrera
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0258
Website	falcon-cojedes.gob.ve

The Falcón Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 90,773.^[1] The town of Tinaquillo is the shire town of the Falcón Municipality.^[2]

1 Demographics
2 Government
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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 204.6 people per square mile (127.13/km²).^[4]

[edit] 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.^[7]