Chihuahua Municipality
Chihuahua | |
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 Municipality of Chihuahua | |
| Coordinates: 28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W / 28.63528°N 106.08889°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipal seat | Chihuahua, Chih. |
| Municipality created | 7 August 1821 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor of Chihuahua | María Eugenia Campos Galván (PAN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,219.30 km2 (3,559.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,440 m (4,720 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 819,543 |
| Postal code | 31000 |
| Area code | 614 |
| Website | www.municipiochihuahua.gob.mx |
Chihuahua is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat is the city of Chihuahua, which is also the capital of the state of Chihuahua.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 819,543,[1] up from 758,791 in 2005. It covers an area of 9,219.30 km2.
As of 2010, the city of Chihuahua had a population of 809,232,[1] up from 748,551 in 2005. Other than the city of Chihuahua, the municipality had 888 localities, the largest of which was El Sauz (2010 population: 1,499), classified as rural.[1]
Geography
The municipality includes 888 localities, with the principal ones being:
| Locality | Population |
| Total of Municipality | 758,791 |
| Chihuahua | 748,518 |
| El Sauz | 1,541 |
| Nuevo Delicias | 722 |
| San Isidro, Los Hoyos | 628 |
| La Casita | 333 |
| Nuevo Sacramento | 322 |
| Labor de Terrazas | 313 |
| Estación Terrazas | 306 |
| El Charco | 263 |
| Sacramento | 229 |
| Colonia Soto | 195 |
| Ciénega de Ortiz | 53 |
References
- ^ a b c "Chihuahua". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- Municipio de Chihuahua Enciclopedia de los municipios de México, INAFED
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