La Cruz Municipality Explained

La Cruz
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:La Cruz
Area Total Km2:1035.9
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:3,982
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:27.85°N -116°W

La Cruz is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at La Cruz. The municipality covers an area of 1,035.9 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 3,982,[1] up from 3,844 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of La Cruz had a population of 1,671.[1] Other than the town of La Cruz, the municipality had 65 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 27 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
1,318
737
452
Total Municipality 3,844

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Cruz. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: La Cruz. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. October 13, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031107/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08016a.htm. September 30, 2007. dead.