Manuel Benavides Municipality Explained

Manuel Benavides
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:Manuel Benavides
Area Total Km2:3191.5
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1601
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:29.1072°N -103.9064°W

Manuel Benavides is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Manuel Benavides village. The municipality covers an area of 3,191.5 km2.

As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,601 .[1] [2]

The municipality had 183 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[2]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 115 localities. The largest are:

Name 2010 Census Population
916
131
Paso de San Antonio (La Hacienda) 81
65
Escobillas de Abajo 46
Total Municipality 1,601

Adjacent municipalities and counties

Notes and References

  1. http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/mgn2k/?s=geo&c=1223 2010 census tables: INEGI
  2. Web site: Manuel Benavides. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.