Falcón Municipality, Cojedes
| Falcón | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
| Municipio Falcón | |||
| |||
 Location in Cojedes | |||
| Country |
 Venezuela | ||
| State | Cojedes | ||
| Shiretown | 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 | VST (UTC-4:30) | ||
| Area code(s) | 0258 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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 shire town 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]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
- 1 2 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=2&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
External links
- falcon-cojedes.gob.ve (Spanish)