Rosales | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Rosales in Chihuahua |
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Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 28°11′N 105°33′W / 28.183°N 105.550°WCoordinates: 28°11′N 105°33′W / 28.183°N 105.550°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Chihuahua |
Municipal seat | Santa Cruz de Rosales |
Area | |
• Total | 1,716.6 km2 (662.8 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 16,785 |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Rosales is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Cruz de Rosales. The municipality covers an area of 1716.6 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 16,785, up from 15,935 as of 2005.
The municipality had 572 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Santa Cruz de Rosales (5,570), Congregación Ortíz (2,620), classified as urban, and El Molino (2,191) and Kilómetro Noventa y Nueve (1,092), classified as rural.
The municipality has 71 localities. The largest are: