Hermenegildo Galeana, Chihuahua

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Galeana
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Galeana
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 30°06′46″N107°36′58″W / 30.11278°N 107.61611°W / 30.11278; -107.61611
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Chihuahua
Municipality Galeana
Population
 (2010)
  Total926

Galeana is a town and seat of Galeana Municipality, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. [1] As of 2010, the town had a population of 926. [2]

It is named after Hermenegildo Galeana.

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References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on October 13, 2008
  2. "Galeana". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2014.