Morelos Municipality, Chihuahua Explained

Morelos
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:Morelos
Area Total Km2:1336.8
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:8,343
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:26.6708°N -107.6775°W

Morelos is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Morelos. The municipality covers an area of 1336.8 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,343,[1] up from 7,172 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality had 556 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

The municipality's name honors Independence War hero José María Morelos.

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 295 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
735
371
346
314
222
Total Municipality 7,172

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morelos. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Morelos. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. October 19, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070223203807/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08046a.htm. February 23, 2007. dead.