Urique Municipality Explained

Urique
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:Urique
Area Total Km2:3968.6
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:20,386
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:27.0542°N -106.2661°W

Urique is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Urique. The municipality covers an area of 3,968.6 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 20,386,[1] up from 19,567 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Urique had a population of 1,102.[1] Other than the town of Urique, the municipality had 1,214 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Rafael (2,160), Cerocahui (1,556), and Bahuichivo (1,502), classified as rural.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 857 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
2,168
1,365 Bahuichivo
1,304
984
Total Municipality 19,566

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urique. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Urique. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. October 25, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617074806/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08065a.htm. June 17, 2011. dead. mdy-all.