Ojinaga Municipality Explained

Ojinaga
Settlement Type:Municipality
Nickname:La perla del desierto
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:Ojinaga
Area Total Km2:9500.5
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:26304
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:29.5667°N -129°W

Ojinaga Municipality (formally: Manuel Ojinaga ) is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ojinaga, a rural bordertown on the U.S.-Mexico border. The municipality has an area of 9500.5km2.

Geography

Ojinaga, named after Juarista governor Manuel Ojinaga, reported a 2010 census population of 22,744 people in the town, which serves as municipal seat of the municipality of 26,304 inhabitants. The municipality includes numerous very small outlying communities, the largest of which are El Oasis and Nueva Holanda.

Towns and villages

The municipality has 108 localities. The largest are:

Name 2010 Census Population[1]
22,744
475
Nueva Holanda 426
187
160
Valverde 143
El Divisadero 135
El Mezquite 120
129
Total Municipality 26,304

Adjacent municipalities and counties

References

Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

External links

29.5667°N -129°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ojinaga. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.