Tinaco Municipality
Tinaco | |||
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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 (2007) | |||
• Total | 31,371 | ||
• Density | 29/km2 (74/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 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]
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
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/8/alcaldedis=0&edo=8&mun=7&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
- ↑ http://www.celidaveloz.com
External links
- tinaco-cojedes.gob.ve (Spanish)
Coordinates: 9°42′N 68°26′W / 9.700°N 68.433°W