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Municipios de Chihuahua
Municipalities of Chihuahua

Chihuahua is divided into 67 municipalities (municipios):

Municipalities

  • Largest municipalities in Chihuahua by population
  • Skyline of Ciudad Juarez

    Skyline of Ciudad Juarez, the largest municipality by population in Chihuahua

  • Skyline of Chihuahua

    Skyline of Chihuahua, the capital and second largest municipality by population in Chihuahua

       State capital

Name Municipal seat Population
(2015)		 Population
(2010)		 Change Land area Population density
(2015)		 Incorporation date
km2 sq mi
Ahumada Miguel Ahumada 12,568 11,457 &10000000000000009697128+9.7% 16,927.60 6,535.78 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) July 14, 1894
Aldama Juan Aldama 24,761 22,302 &10000000000000011025916+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 &10000000000000004067070+4.1% 2,136.76 825.01 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Aquiles Serdán Santa Eulalia 15,516 10,688 &10000000000000045172155+45.2% 495.82 191.44 31.3/km2 (81/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Ascensión Ascensión 24,966 23,975 &10000000000000004133472+4.1% 12,870.82 4,969.45 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) October 18, 1887
Bachiniva Bachiniva 6,156 6,011 &10000000000000002412244+2.4% 953.46 368.13 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Balleza Mariano Balleza 16,824 17,672 Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.8% 5,414.88 2,090.70 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Batopilas Batopilas 11,289 14,362 Template:Number table sorting/negative−21.4% 2,140.81 826.57 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Bocoyna Bocoyna 27,909 28,766 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.0% 2,710.21 1,046.42 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) November 26, 1911
Buenaventura San Buenaventura 23,438 22,378 &10000000000000004736795+4.7% 7,920.80 3,058.24 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Camargo Santa Rosalía de Camargo 51,572 48,748 &10000000000000005793058+5.8% 13,767.90 5,315.82 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) August 4, 1830
Carichi Carichi 9,211 8,795 &10000000000000004729960+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 &10000000000000007981486+8.0% 3,759.17 1,451.42 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) March 17, 1855
ChihuahuaState capital Chihuahua 878,062 819,543 &10000000000000007140442+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 Template:Number table sorting/negative−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 Template:Number table sorting/negative−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 &10000000000000000178465+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 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.0% 1,054.64 407.20 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) April 21, 1868
Cuauhtémoc Ciudad Cuauhtémoc 168,482 154,639 &10000000000000008951816+9.0% 3,613.21 1,395.07 46.6/km2 (121/sq mi) July 23, 1927
Cusihuiriachi Cusihuiriachi 4,594 5,414 Template:Number table sorting/negative−15.1% 1,610.56 621.84 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Delicias Delicias 148,045 137,935 &10000000000000007329539+7.3% 533.92 206.15 277.3/km2 (718/sq mi) January 12, 1935
Dr. Belisario Domínguez San Lorenzo 2,491 2,911 Template:Number table sorting/negative−14.4% 1,034.66 399.48 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) July 19, 1823
El Tule El Tule 1,697 1,869 Template:Number table sorting/negative−9.2% 470.50 181.66 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) February 22, 1859
Galeana Hermenegildo Galeana 6,021 5,892 &10000000000000002189409+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 &10000000000000003258348+3.3% 854.41 329.89 10.4/km2 (27/sq mi) December 15, 1951
Gran Morelos San Nicolás de Carretas 2,466 3,209 Template:Number table sorting/negative−23.2% 486.14 187.70 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Guachochi Guachochi 45,544 49,689 Template:Number table sorting/negative−8.3% 6,984.11 2,696.58 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) January 9, 1963
Guadalupe Guadalupe 5,272 6,458 Template:Number table sorting/negative−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 &10000000000000004917848+4.9% 9,649.92 3,725.85 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) February 16, 1837
Guazapares Témoris 7,429 8,998 Template:Number table sorting/negative−17.4% 1,825.89 704.98 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Guerrero Vicente Guerrero 39,064 39,626 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.4% 5,737.99 2,215.45 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Hidalgo del Parral Hidalgo del Parral 109,510 107,061 &10000000000000002287480+2.3% 1,926.86 743.96 56.8/km2 (147/sq mi) August 7, 1821
Huejotitán Huejotitán 952 1,049 Template:Number table sorting/negative−9.2% 854.34 329.86 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Ignacio Zaragoza Ignacio Zaragoza 6,903 6,934 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.4% 2,864.20 1,105.87 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) May 24, 1941
Janos Janos 10,974 10,953 &10000000000000000191728+0.2% 7,420.46 2,865.06 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) February 16, 1837
Jiménez José Mariano Jiménez 42,860 41,265 &10000000000000003865261+3.9% 10,789.58 4,165.88 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) December 14, 1824
Juárez Ciudad Juárez 1,391,180 1,332,131 &10000000000000004432672+4.4% 3,550.43 1,370.83 391.8/km2 (1,015/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Julimes Julimes 4,448 4,953 Template:Number table sorting/negative−10.2% 4,125.54 1,592.88 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) August 28, 1833
López Villa López (Octaviano López) 4,007 4,025 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.4% 1,350.25 521.33 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Madera Cd. Madera 29,233 29,611 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.3% 8,748.41 3,377.78 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) July 13, 1911
Maguarichi Maguarichi 1,593 1,921 Template:Number table sorting/negative−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 Template:Number table sorting/negative−12.4% 5,032.18 1,942.94 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi) December 11, 1937
Matachi Matachi 2,961 3,104 Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.6% 728.06 281.11 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Matamoros Mariano Matamoros 4,371 4,499 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.8% 1,184.19 457.22 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) July 31, 1874
Meoqui Pedro Meoqui 44,752 43,833 &10000000000000002096593+2.1% 429.79 165.94 104.1/km2 (270/sq mi) August 7, 1821
Morelos Morelos 7,797 8,343 Template:Number table sorting/negative−6.5% 2,186.92 844.38 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Moris Moris 5,141 5,312 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.2% 1,809.77 698.75 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Namiquipa Namiquipa 23,255 22,880 &10000000000000001638986+1.6% 4,866.13 1,878.82 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Nonoava Nonoava 2,574 2,849 Template:Number table sorting/negative−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 &10000000000000006867553+6.9% 2,604.83 1,005.73 24.3/km2 (63/sq mi) December 21, 1922
Ocampo Melchor Ocampo 7,569 7,546 &10000000000000000304797+0.3% 1,798.39 694.36 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) February 16, 1837
Ojinaga Ojinaga 28,040 26,304 &10000000000000006599756+6.6% 6,804.43 2,627.21 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Práxedis G. Guerrero Praxedis G. Guerrero 5,486 4,799 &10000000000000014315482+14.3% 371.10 143.28 14.8/km2 (38/sq mi) February 22, 1859
Riva Palacio San Andrés 7,969 8,012 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.5% 2,266.23 875.00 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) March 17, 1855
Rosales Santa Cruz de Rosales 16,896 16,785 &10000000000000000661304+0.7% 1,929.71 745.07 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) July 8, 1820
Rosario Valle del Rosario 2,018 2,235 Template:Number table sorting/negative−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 Template:Number table sorting/negative−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 Template:Number table sorting/negative−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 &10000000000000007006101+7.0% 480.75 185.62 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Santa Bárbara Santa Bárbara 10,721 10,427 &10000000000000002819602+2.8% 346.15 133.65 31.0/km2 (80/sq mi) July 14, 1829
Santa Isabel Santa Isabel 4,099 3,937 &10000000000000004114808+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 Template:Number table sorting/negative−13.7% 3,562.15 1,375.35 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Saucillo Saucillo 31,196 32,325 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.5% 3,044.34 1,175.43 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) December 2, 1896
Temósachi Temósachi 6,425 6,211 &10000000000000003445499+3.4% 4,280.77 1,652.81 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Urique Urique 20,947 20,386 &10000000000000002751888+2.8% 3,307.24 1,276.93 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) December 14, 1860
Uruachi Uruachi 6,094 8,200 Template:Number table sorting/negative−25.7% 2,663.07 1,028.22 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Valle de Zaragoza Valle de Zaragoza 5,199 5,105 &10000000000000001841332+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 &10000000000000004406591+4.4% &&&&&&&&&0247798.&80000247,798.08 95,675.37 14.4/km2 (37/sq mi) —
Mexico — 119,938,473 112,336,538 &10000000000000006767108+6.8% &&&&&&&&01972550.&&&&&01,972,550 761,606 60.8/km2 (157/sq mi) —

Images for kids

  • PlazaDeLaMexicanidad

    Ciudad Juarez, the largest municipality by population in Chihuahua.

  • Chihuahua Capital

    Chihuahua, capital and second largest municipality by population.

  • Catedral de Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua

    Cuauhtémoc, third largest municipality by population.

  • MUDECH.

    Delicias, fourth largest municipality by population.

  • PalAlvarado

    Hidalgo del Parral, fifth largest municipality by population.

See also

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