Chihuahua Municipality
Appearance
Chihuahua | |
|---|---|
Municipality of Chihuahua | |
| Coordinates: 28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W / 28.63528°N 106.08889°W | |
| Country | |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipal seat | Chihuahua, Chih. |
| Municipality created | 7 August 1821 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor of Chihuahua | Marco Antonio Bonilla (PAN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,219.30 km2 (3,559.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,440 m (4,720 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 819,543 |
| Postal code | 31000 |
| Area code | 614 |
| Website | 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 937, 674,[1] up from 819,543 in 2010.[2] It covers an area of 9,219.30 km2.
As of 2020, the city of Chihuahua had a population of 925, 762,[1] up from 809,232 in 2020. Other than the city of Chihuahua, the municipality had 888 localities, the largest of which was El Sauz (2010 population: 1,474), classified as rural.[1]
Geography
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The municipality includes 888 localities, with the principal ones being:
| Locality | Population |
| Total of Municipality | 937 674 |
| Chihuahua | 925 762 |
| El Sauz | 1 474 |
| San Isidro (Los Hoyos) | 931 |
| Nuevo Delicias | 708 |
| Nuevo Sacramento | 462 |
| Estación Terrazas | 445 |
| El Charco | 340 |
| La Casita | 318 |
| Rancho de Enmedio (Estación Müller) | 213 |
| El Vallecillo | 213 |
| Sacramento | 244 |
| Colonia Soto | 129 |
| Colonia Ocampo | 106 |
| El Pueblo De Guadalupe | 250 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Panorama sociodemográfico de Chihuahua. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020" (PDF). Catálogo de Localidades. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Chihuahua". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- Municipio de Chihuahua Enciclopedia de los municipios de México, INAFED