Ojinaga Municipality

Ojinaga Municipality (formally: Manuel Ojinaga ) is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ojinaga, a rural bordertown on the U.S.-Mexico border. The municipality has an area of 9,500.50 km² (3,668.16 sq mi).

Ojinaga
Municipality
Ojinaga government headquarters
Nickname(s): 
La perla del desierto
Municipality of Ojinaga in Chihuahua
Ojinaga
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°34′N 104°25′W
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatOjinaga
Area
 • Total9,500.5 km2 (3,668.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total26,304
 • Density2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)

Geography

Ojinaga, named after Juarista governor Manuel Ojinaga, reported a 2010 census population of 22,744 people in the town, which serves as municipal seat of the municipality of 26,304 inhabitants.[1] The municipality includes numerous very small outlying communities, the largest of which are El Oasis and Nueva Holanda.

Towns and villages

The municipality has 108 localities. The largest are:

Name2010 Census Population[1]
Ojinaga22,744
El Oasis475
Nueva Holanda426
La Esmeralda187
Maijoma160
Valverde143
El Divisadero135
El Mezquite120
Potrero del Llano129
Total Municipality26,304

Adjacent municipalities and counties

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

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