Country Venezuela Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Shiretown Tinaco | State Cojedes Website Official website Area code 0258 | |
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The Tinaco Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 32,564. The town of Tinaco is the shire town of the Tinaco Municipality.
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Map of Tinaco, Cojedes, Venezuela
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. The municipality's population density is 28.57 inhabitants per square kilometre (74.0/sq mi).
Government
The mayor of the Tinaco Municipality is Teodoro Venancio Bolívar Caballero, elected on October 31, 2004 with 65% of the vote. He replaced Enrique Centeno shortly after the elections. 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). For the 2008 mayor's elections there are three major candidates these are:
Enrique Centeno
Francisco Ojeda
Celida Veloz