Country Venezuela Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Shiretown Tinaquillo | State Cojedes Website Official website Area code 0258 | |
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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. The town of Tinaquillo is the shire town of the Falcón Municipality.
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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. The municipality's population density is 127.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (329.3/sq mi).
Government
The mayor of the Falcón Municipality is José Gonzalo Mujica Herrera, elected on October 31, 2004 with 42% of the vote. He replaced Dimas Ramos shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into one parish; Tinaquillo.