Temósachic Municipality Explained

Temósachic
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:Temósachic
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:November 21, 1844
Area Total Km2:5361.9
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:6,211
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:28.95°N -157°W

Temósachic is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Temósachic. The municipality covers an area of 5,361.9 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,211,[1] down from 6,319 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Temósachic had a population of 1,841.[1] Other than the town of Temósachic, the municipality had 329 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 421 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
1,786
649
485
314
Total Municipality 6,319

History

Eight vehicles were ambushed and four police officers killed and six wounded along the highway from Temósachic to Madera. The deceased were identified as Sergio Luna Escalante, Efraín Ríos Rodríguez, Noel Omar Ronquillo López, and Luis Raúl Piñón Gómez.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Temósachic. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Temósachic . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. October 25, 2008.
  3. News: Estrada . Jesús . Villalpando . Rubén . Cuatro policías muertos y seis heridos tras emboscada en Chihuahua . April 1, 2021 . jornada.com.mx . La Jornada . April 1, 2021 . es.