| Rosales | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1825 |
| Named For: | Víctor Rosales |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | Santa Cruz de Rosales |
| Seat1 Type: | Largest city |
| Seat1: | Santa Cruz de Rosales |
| Area Total Km2: | 1716.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 16,785 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 28.1833°N -138°W |
Rosales is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Cruz de Rosales. The municipality covers an area of 1716.6 km2.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 16,785,[1] up from 15,935 as of 2005.[2]
The municipality had 572 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Santa Cruz de Rosales (5,570), Congregación Ortíz (2,620), classified as urban, and El Molino (2,191) and Kilómetro Noventa y Nueve (1,092), classified as rural.[1]
The municipality has 71 localities. The largest are:
| Name | Population (2005) | |
|---|---|---|
| 5,377 | ||
| 2,543 | ||
| 2,007 | ||
| 944 | ||
| 740 | ||
| 737 | ||
| 323 | ||
| 621 | ||
| Total Municipality | 15,935 |