Cuauhtémoc Municipality, Chihuahua Explained

Cuauhtémoc
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
Seat:Cuauhtémoc
Area Total Km2:3018.9
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:180,638[1]
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:28.4167°N -158°W

Cuauhtémoc is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It was named after the Aztec Indian ruler Cuauhtémoc, which means "águila que cae" (fallen eagle). The municipality's seat is Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. The municipality is located to the west of the Chihuahua's capital city, Chihuahua. There is a close relation between three cultures in this region: Mennonite culture, Tarahumara culture and mestizo culture. Since 1994 there is a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary arts festival known as "Festival de las Tres Culturas".

Demographics

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 154,639,[2]

As of 2010, the city of Cuauhtémoc had a population of 114,007.[2] Other than the city of Cuauhtémoc, the municipality had 664 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Colonia Anáhuac (9,952), classified as urban, and Colonia Obregón (Rubio) (2,241), and La Quemada (1,272), classified as rural.[2]

Crime

A narcofosas (mass graves attributed to organized crime) containing the remains of 15 people were discovered on ranches in December 2016.[3]

References

  1. https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/ccpv/2020/doc/cpv2020_pres_res_chih.pdf Chihuahua
  2. Web site: Cuauhtémoc. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  3. News: Villalpando . Rubén . La Jornada - Con Corral, 10 mil 42 asesinatos en Chihuahua; 95%, impunes . January 11, 2021 . jornada.com.mx . La Jornada . January 11, 2021 . es.

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