Municipalities of Chihuahua List of municipalities of Chihuahua
Map of Mexico with Chihuahua highlighted
Chihuahua is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 67 municipalities .[ 1] According to the 2020 Mexican census , Chihuahua is the 12th most populous state with 3,741,869 inhabitants and the largest by land area spanning 247,798.08 square kilometres (95,675.37 sq mi).[ 1] [ 2]
Municipalities in Chihuahua are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico .[ 3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish : presidente municipal ) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento ) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos ).[ 4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[ 5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees , although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[ 5]
The largest municipality by population is Ciudad Juárez , Mexico's sixth largest municipality, with 1,512,450 residents or approximately 40.4 percent of the state population.[ 1] The smallest municipality by population is Huejotitán , with 824 residents.[ 1] The largest municipality by land area is Ahumada , which spans 16,927.60 km2 (6,535.78 sq mi), and the smallest is Santa Bárbara , which spans 346.15 km2 (133.65 sq mi).[ 2] The first municipality to incorporate was Rosales , on July 8, 1820 , and the newest municipality is Guachochi , which incorporated on January 9, 1963 .[ 6]
Municipalities
Largest municipalities in Chihuahua by population
Ciudad Juarez , the largest municipality by population in Chihuahua.
Chihuahua , capital and second largest municipality by population.
Cuauhtémoc , third largest municipality by population.
Delicias , fourth largest municipality by population.
Hidalgo del Parral , fifth largest municipality by population.
† State capital
Municipalities of Chihuahua
Name
Municipal seat
Population (2020)[ 1]
Population (2010)[ 7]
Change
Land area[ 2]
Population density (2020)
Incorporation date[ 6]
km2
sq mi
Ahumada
Miguel Ahumada
14,635
11,457
+27.7%
16,927.60
6,535.78
0.9/km2 (2.2/sq mi)
July 14, 1894
Aldama [ a]
Juan Aldama
26,047
22,302
+16.8%
9,228.44
3,563.12
2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi)
December 11, 1824
Allende
Valle de Ignacio Allende
8,487
8,409
+0.9%
2,136.76
825.01
4.0/km2 (10.3/sq mi)
January 5, 1826
Aquiles Serdán [ b]
Santa Eulalia
24,344
10,688
+127.8%
495.82
191.44
49.1/km2 (127.2/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Ascensión
Ascensión
26,093
23,975
+8.8%
12,870.82
4,969.45
2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
October 18, 1887
Bachiniva
Bachiniva
5,807
6,011
−3.4%
953.46
368.13
6.1/km2 (15.8/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Balleza [ c]
Mariano Balleza
16,440
17,672
−7.0%
5,414.88
2,090.70
3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
January 5, 1826
Batopilas
Batopilas
11,270
14,362
−21.5%
2,140.81
826.57
5.3/km2 (13.6/sq mi)
January 5, 1826
Bocoyna
Bocoyna
23,351
28,766
−18.8%
2,710.21
1,046.42
8.6/km2 (22.3/sq mi)
November 26, 1911
Buenaventura
San Buenaventura
25,146
22,378
+12.4%
7,920.80
3,058.24
3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
January 5, 1826
Camargo [ d]
Santa Rosalía de Camargo
49,499
48,748
+1.5%
13,767.90
5,315.82
3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
August 4, 1830
Carichi
Carichi
8,113
8,795
−7.8%
2,594.73
1,001.83
3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Casas Grandes
Casas Grandes
11,815
10,587
+11.6%
3,759.17
1,451.42
3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
March 17, 1855
Chihuahua †
Chihuahua
937,674
819,543
+14.4%
8,393.34
3,240.69
111.7/km2 (289.3/sq mi)
August 7, 1821
Chínipas
Chínipas de Almada
6,222
8,441
−26.3%
1,993.14
769.56
3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Coronado
José Esteban Coronado
2,034
2,284
−10.9%
1,893.45
731.07
1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi)
May 10, 1860
Coyame del Sotol
Santiago de Coyame
1,230
1,681
−26.8%
11,664.60
4,503.73
0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Cuauhtémoc
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc
180,638
154,639
+16.8%
3,613.21
1,395.07
50.0/km2 (129.5/sq mi)
July 23, 1927
Cusihuiriachi
Cusihuiriachi
5,099
5,414
−5.8%
1,610.56
621.84
3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
July 19, 1823
Delicias
Delicias
150,506
137,935
+9.1%
533.92
206.15
281.9/km2 (730.1/sq mi)
January 12, 1935
Dr. Belisario Domínguez [ e]
San Lorenzo
2,456
2,911
−15.6%
1,034.66
399.48
2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
July 19, 1823
El Tule [ f]
El Tule
1,448
1,869
−22.5%
470.50
181.66
3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
February 22, 1859
Galeana [ g]
Hermenegildo Galeana
6,656
5,892
+13.0%
1,731.53
668.55
3.8/km2 (10.0/sq mi)
September 21, 1829
Gómez Farías
Valentín Gómez Farias
7,023
8,624
−18.6%
854.41
329.89
8.2/km2 (21.3/sq mi)
December 15, 1951
Gran Morelos [ h]
San Nicolás de Carretas
2,448
3,209
−23.7%
486.14
187.70
5.0/km2 (13.0/sq mi)
July 19, 1823
Guachochi
Guachochi
50,180
49,689
+1.0%
6,984.11
2,696.58
7.2/km2 (18.6/sq mi)
January 9, 1963
Guadalupe
Guadalupe
4,237
6,458
−34.4%
6,000.97
2,316.99
0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi)
March 17, 1855
Guadalupe y Calvo
Guadalupe y Calvo
50,514
53,499
−5.6%
9,649.92
3,725.85
5.2/km2 (13.6/sq mi)
February 16, 1837
Guazapares
Témoris
8,196
8,998
−8.9%
1,825.89
704.98
4.5/km2 (11.6/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Guerrero [ i]
Vicente Guerrero
35,473
39,626
−10.5%
5,737.99
2,215.45
6.2/km2 (16.0/sq mi)
January 5, 1826
Hidalgo del Parral [ j]
Hidalgo del Parral
116,662
107,061
+9.0%
1,926.86
743.96
60.5/km2 (156.8/sq mi)
August 7, 1821
Huejotitán [ k]
Huejotitán
824
1,049
−21.4%
854.34
329.86
1.0/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Ignacio Zaragoza
Ignacio Zaragoza
5,196
6,934
−25.1%
2,864.20
1,105.87
1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
May 24, 1941
Janos
Janos
11,005
10,953
+0.5%
7,420.46
2,865.06
1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
February 16, 1837
Jiménez [ l]
José Mariano Jiménez
40,859
41,265
−1.0%
10,789.58
4,165.88
3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
December 14, 1824
Juárez [ m]
Ciudad Juárez
1,512,450
1,332,131
+13.5%
3,550.43
1,370.83
426.0/km2 (1,103.3/sq mi)
January 5, 1826
Julimes
Julimes
4,980
4,953
+0.5%
4,125.54
1,592.88
1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
August 28, 1833
La Cruz
La Cruz
3,704
3,982
−7.0%
1,054.64
407.20
3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
April 21, 1868
López [ n]
Villa López (Octaviano López)
4,122
4,025
+2.4%
1,350.25
521.33
3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Madera
Cd. Madera
25,144
29,611
−15.1%
8,748.41
3,377.78
2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
July 13, 1911
Maguarichi
Maguarichi
1,302
1,921
−32.2%
1,007.99
389.19
1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Manuel Benavides
Manuel Benavides
1,178
1,601
−26.4%
5,032.18
1,942.94
0.2/km2 (0.6/sq mi)
December 11, 1937
Matachi
Matachi
2,742
3,104
−11.7%
728.06
281.11
3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Matamoros [ o]
Mariano Matamoros
4,314
4,499
−4.1%
1,184.19
457.22
3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi)
July 31, 1874
Meoqui [ p]
Pedro Meoqui
44,853
43,833
+2.3%
429.79
165.94
104.4/km2 (270.3/sq mi)
August 7, 1821
Morelos
Morelos
7,266
8,343
−12.9%
2,186.92
844.38
3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Moris
Moris
4,447
5,312
−16.3%
1,809.77
698.75
2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Namiquipa
Namiquipa
22,712
22,880
−0.7%
4,866.13
1,878.82
4.7/km2 (12.1/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Nonoava
Nonoava
2,757
2,849
−3.2%
2,004.15
773.81
1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
July 19, 1823
Nuevo Casas Grandes
Nuevo Casas Grandes
65,753
59,337
+10.8%
2,604.83
1,005.73
25.2/km2 (65.4/sq mi)
December 21, 1922
Ocampo [ q]
Melchor Ocampo
8,127
7,546
+7.7%
1,798.39
694.36
4.5/km2 (11.7/sq mi)
February 16, 1837
Ojinaga [ r]
Ojinaga
24,534
26,304
−6.7%
6,804.43
2,627.21
3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Práxedis G. Guerrero [ s]
Praxedis G. Guerrero
5,111
4,799
+6.5%
371.10
143.28
13.8/km2 (35.7/sq mi)
February 22, 1859
Riva Palacio [ t]
San Andrés
7,695
8,012
−4.0%
2,266.23
875.00
3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
March 17, 1855
Rosales [ u]
Santa Cruz de Rosales
16,776
16,785
−0.1%
1,929.71
745.07
8.7/km2 (22.5/sq mi)
July 8, 1820
Rosario
Valle del Rosario
2,079
2,235
−7.0%
1,174.10
453.32
1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
San Francisco de Borja
San Francisco de Borja
2,197
2,290
−4.1%
1,321.61
510.28
1.7/km2 (4.3/sq mi)
July 19, 1823
San Francisco de Conchos
San Francisco de Conchos
2,696
2,983
−9.6%
879.98
339.76
3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
San Francisco del Oro
San Francisco del Oro
5,004
4,753
+5.3%
480.75
185.62
10.4/km2 (27.0/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Santa Bárbara
Santa Bárbara
11,582
10,427
+11.1%
346.15
133.65
33.5/km2 (86.7/sq mi)
July 14, 1829
Santa Isabel
Santa Isabel
3,791
3,937
−3.7%
670.51
258.88
5.7/km2 (14.6/sq mi)
July 19, 1823
Satevo
San Francisco Javier de Satevo
3,414
3,662
−6.8%
3,562.15
1,375.35
1.0/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Saucillo
Saucillo
29,862
32,325
−7.6%
3,044.34
1,175.43
9.8/km2 (25.4/sq mi)
December 2, 1896
Temósachic
Temósachic
5,320
6,211
−14.3%
4,280.77
1,652.81
1.2/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Urique
Urique
17,043
20,386
−16.4%
3,307.24
1,276.93
5.2/km2 (13.3/sq mi)
December 14, 1860
Uruachi
Uruachi
6,512
8,200
−20.6%
2,663.07
1,028.22
2.4/km2 (6.3/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Valle de Zaragoza [ v]
Valle de Zaragoza
4,775
5,105
−6.5%
2,959.10
1,142.51
1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
November 21, 1844
Chihuahua
—
3,741,869
3,406,465
+9.8%
247,798.08
95,675.37
15.1/km2 (39.1/sq mi)
—
Mexico [ 30]
—
126,014,024
112,336,538
+12.2%
1,972,550
761,606
63.9/km2 (165.5/sq mi)
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Notes
^ Aldama was originally incorporated as San Gerónimo, changing its name on February 16, 1837 .[ 8]
^ Aquiles Serdánwas originally incorporated as Santa Eulalia, changing its name on November 17, 1932 .[ 9]
^ Balleza originally incorporated as San Pablo Tepehuanes, changing its name on February 22, 1859 .[ 10]
^ Camargo originally incorporated as Santa Rosalía, changing its name on December 3, 1897 .[ 11]
^ Dr. Belisario Domínguez originally incorporated as San Lorenzo, changing its name on July 6, 1935 .[ 12]
^ El Tule was originally incorporated as San Antonio del Tule, changing its name on July 30, 1936 .[ 13]
^ Galeana originally incorporated as San Juan Nepomuceno de
Galeana, changing its name on February 16, 1837 .[ 14]
^ Gran Morelos originally incorporated as Carretas, changing its name on November 17, 1932 .[ 15]
^ Guerrero originally incorporated as Papigochi, changing its name on January 28, 1869 .[ 16]
^ Hidalgo del Parral originally incorporated as El Parral, changing its name on October 18, 1887 .[ 17]
^ Huejotitán originally incorporated as San Gerónimo, changing its name on October 18, 1887 .[ 18]
^ Jiménez originally incorporated as Guajoquilla, changing its name on July 19, 1898 .[ 19]
^ Juárez originally incorporated as Paso del Norte, changing its name on July 30, 1888 .[ 20]
^ López originally incorporated as Atotonilco, changing its name most recently on July 31, 1880 .[ 21]
^ Matamoros originally incorporated as San Isidro de las Cuevas, changing its name on July 8, 1922 .[ 22]
^ Meoqui originally incorporated as San Pablo, changing its name on December 11, 1866 .[ 23]
^ Ocampo originally incorporated as Jesús María, changing its name on November 20, 1893 .[ 24]
^ Ojinaga originally incorporated as El Norte, changing its name on March 11, 1867 [ 25]
^ Práxedis G. Guerrero originally incorporated as San Ignacio, changing its name on October 6, 1932 .[ 26]
^ Riva Palacio originally incorporated as San Andrés, changing its name on October 29, 1932 .[ 27]
^ Rosales originally incorporated as Santa Cruz Tapacolmes, changing its name for the most recent time on December 14, 1949 .[ 28]
^ Valle de Zaragoza was originally incorporated as Pilar de Conchos, changing its name on April 28, 1864 .[ 29]
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