Municipalities of Chihuahua

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Chihuahua is divided into 67 municipalities (municipios):

Municipalities of Chihuahua

Municipalities

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State capital

Name Municipal seat Population
(2015)[1][2]
Population
(2010)[3]
Change Land area[4] Population density
(2015)
Incorporation date[5]
km2 sq mi
Ahumada Miguel Ahumada 12,568 11,457 +9.7% 16,927.60 6,535.78 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) July 14, 1894
Aldama[a] Juan Aldama 24,761 22,302 +11.0% 9,228.44 3,563.12 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) December 11, 1824
Allende Valle de Ignacio Allende 8,751 8,409 +4.1% 2,136.76 825.01 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Aquiles Serdán[b] Santa Eulalia 15,516 10,688 +45.2% 495.82 191.44 31.3/km2 (81/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Ascensión Ascensión 24,966 23,975 +4.1% 12,870.82 4,969.45 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) October 18, 1887
Bachiniva Bachiniva 6,156 6,011 +2.4% 953.46 368.13 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Balleza[c] Mariano Balleza 16,824 17,672 −4.8% 5,414.88 2,090.70 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Batopilas Batopilas 11,289 14,362 −21.4% 2,140.81 826.57 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Bocoyna Bocoyna 27,909 28,766 −3.0% 2,710.21 1,046.42 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) November 26, 1911
Buenaventura San Buenaventura 23,438 22,378 +4.7% 7,920.80 3,058.24 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Camargo[d] Santa Rosalía de Camargo 51,572 48,748 +5.8% 13,767.90 5,315.82 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) August 4, 1830
Carichi Carichi 9,211 8,795 +4.7% 2,594.73 1,001.83 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Casas Grandes Casas Grandes 11,432 10,587 +8.0% 3,759.17 1,451.42 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) March 17, 1855
Chihuahua Chihuahua 878,062 819,543 +7.1% 8,393.34 3,240.69 104.6/km2 (271/sq mi) August 7, 1821
Chínipas Chínipas de Almada 7,501 8,441 −11.1% 1,993.14 769.56 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Coronado José Esteban Coronado 2,096 2,284 −8.2% 1,893.45 731.07 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) May 10, 1860
Coyame del Sotol Santiago de Coyame 1,684 1,681 +0.2% 11,664.60 4,503.73 0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi) November 21, 1844
La Cruz La Cruz 3,861 3,982 −3.0% 1,054.64 407.20 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) April 21, 1868
Cuauhtémoc Ciudad Cuauhtémoc 168,482 154,639 +9.0% 3,613.21 1,395.07 46.6/km2 (121/sq mi) July 23, 1927
Cusihuiriachi Cusihuiriachi 4,594 5,414 −15.1% 1,610.56 621.84 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Delicias Delicias 148,045 137,935 +7.3% 533.92 206.15 277.3/km2 (718/sq mi) January 12, 1935
Dr. Belisario Domínguez[e] San Lorenzo 2,491 2,911 −14.4% 1,034.66 399.48 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) July 19, 1823
El Tule[f] El Tule 1,697 1,869 −9.2% 470.50 181.66 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) February 22, 1859
Galeana[g] Hermenegildo Galeana 6,021 5,892 +2.2% 1,731.53 668.55 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) September 21, 1829
Gómez Farías Valentín Gómez Farias 8,905 8,624 +3.3% 854.41 329.89 10.4/km2 (27/sq mi) December 15, 1951
Gran Morelos[h] San Nicolás de Carretas 2,466 3,209 −23.2% 486.14 187.70 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Guachochi Guachochi 45,544 49,689 −8.3% 6,984.11 2,696.58 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) January 9, 1963
Guadalupe Guadalupe 5,272 6,458 −18.4% 6,000.97 2,316.99 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) March 17, 1855
Guadalupe y Calvo Guadalupe y Calvo 56,130 53,499 +4.9% 9,649.92 3,725.85 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) February 16, 1837
Guazapares Témoris 7,429 8,998 −17.4% 1,825.89 704.98 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Guerrero[i] Vicente Guerrero 39,064 39,626 −1.4% 5,737.99 2,215.45 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Hidalgo del Parral[j] Hidalgo del Parral 109,510 107,061 +2.3% 1,926.86 743.96 56.8/km2 (147/sq mi) August 7, 1821
Huejotitán[k] Huejotitán 952 1,049 −9.2% 854.34 329.86 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Ignacio Zaragoza Ignacio Zaragoza 6,903 6,934 −0.4% 2,864.20 1,105.87 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) May 24, 1941
Janos Janos 10,974 10,953 +0.2% 7,420.46 2,865.06 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) February 16, 1837
Jiménez[l] José Mariano Jiménez 42,860 41,265 +3.9% 10,789.58 4,165.88 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) December 14, 1824
Juárez[m] Ciudad Juárez 1,391,180 1,332,131 +4.4% 3,550.43 1,370.83 391.8/km2 (1,015/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Julimes Julimes 4,448 4,953 −10.2% 4,125.54 1,592.88 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) August 28, 1833
López[n] Villa López (Octaviano López) 4,007 4,025 −0.4% 1,350.25 521.33 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Madera Cd. Madera 29,233 29,611 −1.3% 8,748.41 3,377.78 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) July 13, 1911
Maguarichi Maguarichi 1,593 1,921 −17.1% 1,007.99 389.19 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Manuel Benavides Manuel Benavides 1,403 1,601 −12.4% 5,032.18 1,942.94 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi) December 11, 1937
Matachi Matachi 2,961 3,104 −4.6% 728.06 281.11 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Matamoros[o] Mariano Matamoros 4,371 4,499 −2.8% 1,184.19 457.22 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) July 31, 1874
Meoqui[p] Pedro Meoqui 44,752 43,833 +2.1% 429.79 165.94 104.1/km2 (270/sq mi) August 7, 1821
Morelos Morelos 7,797 8,343 −6.5% 2,186.92 844.38 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Moris Moris 5,141 5,312 −3.2% 1,809.77 698.75 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Namiquipa Namiquipa 23,255 22,880 +1.6% 4,866.13 1,878.82 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Nonoava Nonoava 2,574 2,849 −9.7% 2,004.15 773.81 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Nuevo Casas Grandes Nuevo Casas Grandes 63,412 59,337 +6.9% 2,604.83 1,005.73 24.3/km2 (63/sq mi) December 21, 1922
Ocampo[q] Melchor Ocampo 7,569 7,546 +0.3% 1,798.39 694.36 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) February 16, 1837
Ojinaga[r] Ojinaga 28,040 26,304 +6.6% 6,804.43 2,627.21 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Práxedis G. Guerrero[s] Praxedis G. Guerrero 5,486 4,799 +14.3% 371.10 143.28 14.8/km2 (38/sq mi) February 22, 1859
Riva Palacio[t] San Andrés 7,969 8,012 −0.5% 2,266.23 875.00 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) March 17, 1855
Rosales[u] Santa Cruz de Rosales 16,896 16,785 +0.7% 1,929.71 745.07 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) July 8, 1820
Rosario Valle del Rosario 2,018 2,235 −9.7% 1,174.10 453.32 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) November 21, 1844
San Francisco de Borja San Francisco de Borja 2,136 2,290 −6.7% 1,321.61 510.28 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) July 19, 1823
San Francisco de Conchos San Francisco de Conchos 2,471 2,983 −17.2% 879.98 339.76 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) November 21, 1844
San Francisco del Oro San Francisco del Oro 5,086 4,753 +7.0% 480.75 185.62 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Santa Bárbara Santa Bárbara 10,721 10,427 +2.8% 346.15 133.65 31.0/km2 (80/sq mi) July 14, 1829
Santa Isabel Santa Isabel 4,099 3,937 +4.1% 670.51 258.88 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Satevo San Francisco Javier de Satevo 3,159 3,662 −13.7% 3,562.15 1,375.35 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Saucillo Saucillo 31,196 32,325 −3.5% 3,044.34 1,175.43 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) December 2, 1896
Temósachi Temósachi 6,425 6,211 +3.4% 4,280.77 1,652.81 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Urique Urique 20,947 20,386 +2.8% 3,307.24 1,276.93 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) December 14, 1860
Uruachi Uruachi 6,094 8,200 −25.7% 2,663.07 1,028.22 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Valle de Zaragoza[v] Valle de Zaragoza 5,199 5,105 +1.8% 2,959.10 1,142.51 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Chihuahua 3,556,574 3,406,465 +4.4% 247,798.08 95,675.37 14.4/km2 (37/sq mi)
Mexico[28] 119,938,473 112,336,538 +6.8% 1,972,550 761,606 60.8/km2 (157/sq mi)
  1. Aldama was originally incorporated as San Gerónimo, changing its name on February 16, 1837.[6]
  2. Aquiles Serdánwas originally incorporated as Santa Eulalia, changing its name on November 17, 1932.[7]
  3. Balleza originally incorporated as San Pablo Tepehuanes, changing its name on February 22, 1859.[8]
  4. Camargo originally incorporated as Santa Rosalía, changing its name on December 3, 1897.[9]
  5. Dr. Belisario Domínguez originally incorporated as San Lorenzo, changing its name on July 6, 1935.[10]
  6. El Tule was originally incorporated as San Antonio del Tule, changing its name on July 30, 1936.[11]
  7. Galeana originally incorporated as San Juan Nepomuceno de Galeana, changing its name on February 16, 1837.[12]
  8. Gran Morelos originally incorporated as Carretas, changing its name on November 17, 1932.[13]
  9. Guerrero originally incorporated as Papigochi, changing its name on January 28, 1869.[14]
  10. Hidalgo del Parral originally incorporated as El Parral, changing its name on October 18, 1887.[15]
  11. Huejotitán originally incorporated as San Gerónimo, changing its name on October 18, 1887.[16]
  12. Jiménez originally incorporated as Guajoquilla, changing its name on July 19, 1898.[17]
  13. Juárez originally incorporated as Paso del Norte, changing its name on July 30, 1888.[18]
  14. López originally incorporated as Atotonilco, changing its name most recently on July 31, 1880.[19]
  15. Matamoros originally incorporated as San Isidro de las Cuevas, changing its name on July 8, 1922.[20]
  16. Meoqui originally incorporated as San Pablo, changing its name on December 11, 1866.[21]
  17. Ocampo originally incorporated as Jesús María, changing its name on November 20, 1893.[22]
  18. Ojinaga originally incorporated as El Norte, changing its name on March 11, 1867[23]
  19. Práxedis G. Guerrero originally incorporated as San Ignacio, changing its name on October 6, 1932.[24]
  20. Riva Palacio originally incorporated as San Andrés, changing its name on October 29, 1932.[25]
  21. Rosales originally incorporated as Santa Cruz Tapacolmes, changing its name for the most recent time on December 14, 1949.[26]
  22. Valle de Zaragoza was originally incorporated as Pilar de Conchos, changing its name on April 28, 1864.[27]

References

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