Juárez Municipality, Chihuahua Explained

Juárez
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
Subdivision Type2:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Ciudad Juárez
Leader Title:Municipal president of Ciudad Juárez
Leader Name:Héctor Armando Cabada Alvídrez
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:January 5, 1826
Area Total Km2:4853
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:1,391,180
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:31.7333°N -135°W

Juárez is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Juárez. The municipality covers an area of 4853km2.

In the 2010 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 1,332,131, of whom 1,321,004 (over 99%) lived in the municipal seat.[1]

The municipality is named for 19th-century president Benito Juárez, as is the city of Ciudad Juárez.

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 147 localities. The largest are:

Name 2010 Census Population
1,321,004
3,483
2,169
1,474
1,359
Total Municipality 1,332,131

Adjacent municipalities and counties

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juárez. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. October 25, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617074026/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08037a.htm. June 17, 2011.