López Municipality Explained

López
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:Villa López
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:November 21, 1844
Area Total Km2:1317.1
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:4,025
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:29.3569°N -107.7378°W

López is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa López. The municipality covers an area of 1,317.1 km2.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 4,025,[1] up from 3,914 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality had 109 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: Octaviano López (2,148).[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 40 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
2,066
581
476
204
Total Municipality 3,914

Notes and References

  1. Web site: López. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: López . https://archive.today/20110719031016/http://www.e-mexico.gob.mx/work/EMM04/Chihuahua/mpios/08039a.htm. dead. July 19, 2011. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. October 13, 2008.