Tinaco Municipality

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Municipio Tinaco
Location of Tinaco within Cojedes [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Cojedes
Shiretown	Tinaco
Area	1,098 km² (682.3 sq mi)
Population (2007)	31,371
Density	28.57/km² (46/sq mi)
Mayor	Teodoro Venancio Bolívar Caballero (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0258
Website	tinaco-cojedes.gob.ve

The Tinaco 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 31,371.^[1] The town of Tinaco is the shire town of the Tinaco Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] 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 46 people per square mile (28.57/km²).^[4]

[edit] 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).^[7]