Chihuahua Municipality

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Chihuahua
Municipality
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Municipality of Chihuahua
Coordinates: 28°38′07″N106°05′20″W / 28.63528°N 106.08889°W / 28.63528; -106.08889
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Chihuahua
Municipal seat Chihuahua, Chih.
Municipality created7 August 1821
Government
 •  Mayor of Chihuahua María Eugenia Campos Galván (PAN)
Area
 • Total9,219.30 km2 (3,559.59 sq mi)
Elevation
1,440 m (4,720 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total819,543
Postal code
31000
Area code 614
Website http://www.municipiochihuahua.gob.mx

Chihuahua is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat is the city of Chihuahua, which is also the capital of the state of Chihuahua.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 819,543, [1] up from 758,791 in 2005. It covers an area of 9219.30 km².

As of 2010, the city of Chihuahua had a population of 809,232, [1] up from 748,551 in 2005. Other than the city of Chihuahua, the municipality had 888 localities, the largest of which was El Sauz (2010 population: 1,499), classified as rural. [1]

Geography

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Principal locations in Chihuahua Municipality.

The municipality includes 888 localities, with the principal ones being:

LocalityPopulation
Total of Municipality758,791
Chihuahua 748,518
El Sauz 1,541
Nuevo Delicias 722
San Isidro, Los Hoyos 628
La Casita 333
Nuevo Sacramento 322
Labor de Terrazas 313
Estación Terrazas 306
El Charco 263
Sacramento 229
Colonia Soto 195
Ciénega de Ortiz 53

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chihuahua". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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