| Janos | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Motto: | Primero México, Después México, Siempre México (First Mexico, Then Mexico, Always Mexico) |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Label Position: | Top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Janos |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chihuahua |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Janos |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Leonel Molina García (PRI) |
| Established Title: | Mission established |
| Established Date: | 1640 |
| Established Title1: | Presidio established |
| Established Date1: | 1686 |
| Established Title2: | Municipality created |
| Established Date2: | 1820 |
| Founder: | Franciscan missionaries |
| Named For: | Janos people |
| Area Footnotes: | (municipality) |
| Area Total Km2: | 6930.50 |
| Elevation M: | 1369 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 10953 |
| Coordinates: | 30.8878°N -108.19°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 31840 |
| Area Code: | 636 |
| Twin1: | Lordsburg, New Mexico, USA |
| Blank Name: | Demonym |
| Blank Info: | Janosense |
| Website: | http://www.janos.gob.mx |
Janos is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is located in the extreme northwest of Chihuahua, on the border with the state of Sonora and the U.S. states of Arizona & New Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 10,953.[1] The municipal seat is the town of Janos, Chihuahua, which shares its name with the municipality.
The El Berrendo/Antelope Wells border crossing is located in the municipality.
As of 2010, the town of Janos had a population of 2,738.[1] Other than the town of Janos, the municipality had 315 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Monte Verde (Altamira) (1,087), classified as rural.[1]
The name "Janos" was given by the Janos people, the indigenous inhabitants of the area upon the arrival of the Spaniards.[2] The Janos were probably a sub-tribe or closely related to the Suma people. Neither the Janos nor the Suma survived contact and are now extinct. Franciscan missionaries originally built a mission in the location in 1640, under the name Soledad de Janos. The mission did not, however, survive a series of revolts by indigenous people and was replaced on 16 October 1686 by a military presidio under Gen. Juan Fernández de la Fuente. The presidio defended the area from attacks from Apache raiders until the municipality was established in 1820.
The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:
| Name | 2010 Census Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 2,738 | ||
| Monte Verde (Altamira) | 1,087 | |
| Fernández Leal | 885 | |
| Pancho Villa (La Morita) | 812 | |
| Tres Álamos | 670 | |
| Casa de Janos | 399 | |
| San Pedro | 336 | |
| Buenos Aires (Campo Uno) | 275 | |
| 255 | ||
| Buenos Aires (Campo Cuatro) | 213 | |
| Total Municipality | 10,953 |
Other settlements:
Janos Municipality has one sister city.:[3]
- Lordsburg, New Mexico, USA