Batopilas Municipality Explained

Batopilas
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Mexico Chihuahua#Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Chihuahua##Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Chihuahua
Subdivision Type2:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Batopilas
Area Total Km2:2064.6
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:14,362
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:27.0333°N -151°W

Batopilas (pronounced as /es/) is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Batopilas. The municipality covers an area of 2,064.6 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 14,362,[1] up from 13,298 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Batopilas had a population of 1,220.[1] Other than the town of Batopilas, the municipality had 603 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

Name Population (2005)
1,210
678
525
Total Municipality 13,268

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Batopilas. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014. 11 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150411065505/http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=08&mun=008. dead.
  2. Web site: Batopilas . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . August 18, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070304094917/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08008a.htm . March 4, 2007 .