Gran Morelos Municipality Explained

Gran Morelos
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 Nicolás de Carretas
Leader Name1:Pedro Efrén Montes Pérez (PRI)
Area Total Km2:424.2
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:3,209
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:28.2489°N -106.51°W

Gran Morelos is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Nicolás de Carretas. The municipality covers an area of 424.2 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 3,209,[1] up from 3,092 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality had 48 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gran Morelos. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Gran Morelos. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. September 14, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617062937/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08026a.htm. June 17, 2011.