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.
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.
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 |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática