Chihuahua Municipality Explained

Chihuahua
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Chihuahua
Subdivision Type2:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Chihuahua, Chih.
Leader Title:Mayor of Chihuahua
Leader Name:María Eugenia Campos Galván (PAN)
Established Title:Municipality created
Established Date:7 August 1821
Area Total Km2:9219.30
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:819,543
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:28.6353°N -106.0889°W
Elevation M:1440
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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
748,518
1,541
722
628
333
322
313
306
263
229
195
53

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chihuahua. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014. 17 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150417170910/http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=08&mun=019. dead.