Chihuahua Municipality

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 Chihuahua State.

Chihuahua
Municipality
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Municipality of Chihuahua
Coordinates: 28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatChihuahua, Chih.
Municipality created7 August 1821
Government
 • Mayor of ChihuahuaMaría 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(s)614
Websitehttp://www.municipiochihuahua.gob.mx

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 819,543,[1] up from 758,791 as of 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 as of 2005. Other than the city of Chihuahua, the municipality had 888 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: El Sauz (1,499), classified as rural.[1]

Geography
Principal locations in Chihuahua Municipality.

The municipality includes 888 localities, the population of the principal ones are:

LocalityPopulation
Total of Municipality758,791
Chihuahua748,518
El Sauz1,541
Nuevo Delicias722
San Isidro, Los Hoyos628
La Casita333
Nuevo Sacramento322
Labor de Terrazas313
Estación Terrazas306
El Charco263
Sacramento229
Colonia Soto195
Ciénega de Ortiz53

References
  1. "Chihuahua". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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