Dr. Belisario Domínguez Municipality Explained

Dr. Belisario Domínguez
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Mexico
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:San Lorenzo
Area Total Km2:636.3
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:2,911
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:28.155°N -106.4769°W

Dr. Belisario Domínguez is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Lorenzo. The municipality covers an area of 7,877 km2.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 2,911,[1] up from 1,453 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality had 41 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

It acquired its present name in 1935 in honor of Belisario Domínguez, a senator for Chiapas murdered during the Mexican Revolution.

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 23 localities.

Name Population (2005)
752
324
308
308
Total Municipality 7471

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Belisario Domínguez. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Dr. Belisario Domínguez. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. August 22, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070528163854/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08022a.htm. May 28, 2007.