Santa Isabel Municipality Explained

Santa Isabel
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:Santa Isabel
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:July 19, 1823
Area Total Km2:1040.8
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:3,937
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:28.3422°N -106.3683°W

Santa Isabel is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Isabel. The municipality covers an area of 1,040.8 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 3,937,[1] up from 3,820 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Santa Isabel had a population of 1,378.[1] Other than the town of Santa Isabel, the municipality had 52 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 27 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
1,412
449
388
327
Total Municipality 3,820

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santa Isabel. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Santa Isabel . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. October 25, 2008.