Chihuahua | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Chihuahua |
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Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W / 28.63528°N 106.08889°WCoordinates: 28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W / 28.63528°N 106.08889°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Chihuahua |
Municipal seat | Chihuahua, Chih. |
Municipality created | 7 August 1821 |
Government | |
• Mayor of Chihuahua | Javier Garfio Pacheco (PRI) |
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(s) | 614 |
Website | http://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 Chihuahua State.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 819,543, 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, 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.
The municipality includes 888 localities, the population of the principal ones are: