Valle de Zaragoza | |
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Coordinates: 27°27′26″N105°48′39″W / 27.45722°N 105.81083°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Chihuahua |
Municipality | Valle de Zaragoza |
Founded | 10 December 1780 |
Elevation | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,223 |
Valle de Zaragoza is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Valle de Zaragoza.
As of 2010, the town of Valle de Zaragoza had a population of 2,223, [1] up from 1,871 as of 2005. [2]
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