Ignacio Zaragoza Municipality Explained

Ignacio Zaragoza
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:Ignacio Zaragoza
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:May 24, 1941
Area Total Km2:2130.9
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:6,934
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:29.6433°N -107.7639°W

Ignacio Zaragoza is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico, named after Ignacio Zaragoza. The municipal seat lies at Ignacio Zaragoza town. The municipality covers an area of 2,130.9 km2.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,934,[1] up from 6,631 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Ignacio Zaragoza had a population of 3,518.[1] Other than the town of Ignacio Zaragoza, the municipality had 105 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 43 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
3,190
790
672
364
297
Total Municipality 6631

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ignacio Zaragoza. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Ignacio Zaragoza. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. October 13, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070328232314/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08034a.htm. March 28, 2007. dead.