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Chihuahua in Mexico (location map scheme)
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Chihuahua is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 67 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican census, Chihuahua is the 12th most populous state with &&&&&&&&03741869.&&&&&03,741,869 inhabitants and the largest by land area spanning 247,798.08 square kilometres (95,675.37 sq mi).

Municipalities in Chihuahua are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. 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). 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. 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.

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. The smallest municipality by population is Huejotitán, with 824 residents. 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). The first municipality to incorporate was Rosales, on July 8, 1820, and the newest municipality is Guachochi, which incorporated on January 9, 1963.

Municipalities

  • Largest municipalities in Chihuahua by population
  • Plaza de la Mexicanidad, Ciudad Juarez

    Ciudad Juarez, the largest municipality by population in Chihuahua.

  • Skyline of Chihuahua City

    Chihuahua, capital and second largest municipality by population.

  • San Antonio Cathedral, Ciudad Cuauhtémoc

    Cuauhtémoc, third largest municipality by population.

  • Museum of the Desert, Ciudad Delicias

    Delicias, fourth largest municipality by population.

  • Palacio Alvarado, Hidalgo del Parral

    Hidalgo del Parral, fifth largest municipality by population.

       State capital

Municipalities of Chihuahua
Name Municipal seat Population
(2020)		 Population
(2010)		 Change Land area Population density
(2020)		 Incorporation date
km2 sq mi
Ahumada Miguel Ahumada 14,635 11,457 &10000000000000027738500+27.7% 16,927.60 6,535.78 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) July 14, 1894
Aldama Juan Aldama 26,047 22,302 &10000000000000016792215+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 &10000000000000000927577+0.9% 2,136.76 825.01 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Aquiles Serdán Santa Eulalia 24,344 10,688 &10000000000000127769461+127.8% 495.82 191.44 49.1/km2 (127/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Ascensión Ascensión 26,093 23,975 &10000000000000008834202+8.8% 12,870.82 4,969.45 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi) October 18, 1887
Bachiniva Bachiniva 5,807 6,011 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.4% 953.46 368.13 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Balleza Mariano Balleza 16,440 17,672 Template:Number table sorting/negative−7.0% 5,414.88 2,090.70 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Batopilas Batopilas 11,270 14,362 Template:Number table sorting/negative−21.5% 2,140.81 826.57 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Bocoyna Bocoyna 23,351 28,766 Template:Number table sorting/negative−18.8% 2,710.21 1,046.42 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) November 26, 1911
Buenaventura San Buenaventura 25,146 22,378 &10000000000000012369291+12.4% 7,920.80 3,058.24 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Camargo Santa Rosalía de Camargo 49,499 48,748 &10000000000000001540576+1.5% 13,767.90 5,315.82 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) August 4, 1830
Carichi Carichi 8,113 8,795 Template:Number table sorting/negative−7.8% 2,594.73 1,001.83 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Casas Grandes Casas Grandes 11,815 10,587 &10000000000000011599131+11.6% 3,759.17 1,451.42 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) March 17, 1855
ChihuahuaState capital Chihuahua 937,674 819,543 &10000000000000014414252+14.4% 8,393.34 3,240.69 111.7/km2 (289/sq mi) August 7, 1821
Chínipas Chínipas de Almada 6,222 8,441 Template:Number table sorting/negative−26.3% 1,993.14 769.56 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Coronado José Esteban Coronado 2,034 2,284 Template:Number table sorting/negative−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 Template:Number table sorting/negative−26.8% 11,664.60 4,503.73 0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Cuauhtémoc Ciudad Cuauhtémoc 180,638 154,639 &10000000000000016812705+16.8% 3,613.21 1,395.07 50.0/km2 (129/sq mi) July 23, 1927
Cusihuiriachi Cusihuiriachi 5,099 5,414 Template:Number table sorting/negative−5.8% 1,610.56 621.84 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Delicias Delicias 150,506 137,935 &10000000000000009113712+9.1% 533.92 206.15 281.9/km2 (730/sq mi) January 12, 1935
Dr. Belisario Domínguez San Lorenzo 2,456 2,911 Template:Number table sorting/negative−15.6% 1,034.66 399.48 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) July 19, 1823
El Tule El Tule 1,448 1,869 Template:Number table sorting/negative−22.5% 470.50 181.66 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) February 22, 1859
Galeana Hermenegildo Galeana 6,656 5,892 &10000000000000012966734+13.0% 1,731.53 668.55 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) September 21, 1829
Gómez Farías Valentín Gómez Farias 7,023 8,624 Template:Number table sorting/negative−18.6% 854.41 329.89 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) December 15, 1951
Gran Morelos San Nicolás de Carretas 2,448 3,209 Template:Number table sorting/negative−23.7% 486.14 187.70 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Guachochi Guachochi 50,180 49,689 &10000000000000000988146+1.0% 6,984.11 2,696.58 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) January 9, 1963
Guadalupe Guadalupe 4,237 6,458 Template:Number table sorting/negative−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 Template:Number table sorting/negative−5.6% 9,649.92 3,725.85 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) February 16, 1837
Guazapares Témoris 8,196 8,998 Template:Number table sorting/negative−8.9% 1,825.89 704.98 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Guerrero Vicente Guerrero 35,473 39,626 Template:Number table sorting/negative−10.5% 5,737.99 2,215.45 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Hidalgo del Parral Hidalgo del Parral 116,662 107,061 &10000000000000008967784+9.0% 1,926.86 743.96 60.5/km2 (157/sq mi) August 7, 1821
Huejotitán Huejotitán 824 1,049 Template:Number table sorting/negative−21.4% 854.34 329.86 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Ignacio Zaragoza Ignacio Zaragoza 5,196 6,934 Template:Number table sorting/negative−25.1% 2,864.20 1,105.87 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) May 24, 1941
Janos Janos 11,005 10,953 &10000000000000000474755+0.5% 7,420.46 2,865.06 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) February 16, 1837
Jiménez José Mariano Jiménez 40,859 41,265 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.0% 10,789.58 4,165.88 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) December 14, 1824
Juárez Ciudad Juárez 1,512,450 1,332,131 &10000000000000013536131+13.5% 3,550.43 1,370.83 426.0/km2 (1,103/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Julimes Julimes 4,980 4,953 &10000000000000000545124+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 Template:Number table sorting/negative−7.0% 1,054.64 407.20 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) April 21, 1868
López Villa López (Octaviano López) 4,122 4,025 &10000000000000002409937+2.4% 1,350.25 521.33 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Madera Cd. Madera 25,144 29,611 Template:Number table sorting/negative−15.1% 8,748.41 3,377.78 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) July 13, 1911
Maguarichi Maguarichi 1,302 1,921 Template:Number table sorting/negative−32.2% 1,007.99 389.19 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Manuel Benavides Manuel Benavides 1,178 1,601 Template:Number table sorting/negative−26.4% 5,032.18 1,942.94 0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi) December 11, 1937
Matachi Matachi 2,742 3,104 Template:Number table sorting/negative−11.7% 728.06 281.11 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Matamoros Mariano Matamoros 4,314 4,499 Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.1% 1,184.19 457.22 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) July 31, 1874
Meoqui Pedro Meoqui 44,853 43,833 &10000000000000002327013+2.3% 429.79 165.94 104.4/km2 (270/sq mi) August 7, 1821
Morelos Morelos 7,266 8,343 Template:Number table sorting/negative−12.9% 2,186.92 844.38 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Moris Moris 4,447 5,312 Template:Number table sorting/negative−16.3% 1,809.77 698.75 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Namiquipa Namiquipa 22,712 22,880 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.7% 4,866.13 1,878.82 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Nonoava Nonoava 2,757 2,849 Template:Number table sorting/negative−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 &10000000000000010812814+10.8% 2,604.83 1,005.73 25.2/km2 (65/sq mi) December 21, 1922
Ocampo Melchor Ocampo 8,127 7,546 &10000000000000007699443+7.7% 1,798.39 694.36 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) February 16, 1837
Ojinaga Ojinaga 24,534 26,304 Template:Number table sorting/negative−6.7% 6,804.43 2,627.21 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Práxedis G. Guerrero Praxedis G. Guerrero 5,111 4,799 &10000000000000006501354+6.5% 371.10 143.28 13.8/km2 (36/sq mi) February 22, 1859
Riva Palacio San Andrés 7,695 8,012 Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.0% 2,266.23 875.00 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) March 17, 1855
Rosales Santa Cruz de Rosales 16,776 16,785 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.1% 1,929.71 745.07 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) July 8, 1820
Rosario Valle del Rosario 2,079 2,235 Template:Number table sorting/negative−7.0% 1,174.10 453.32 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) November 21, 1844
San Francisco de Borja San Francisco de Borja 2,197 2,290 Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.1% 1,321.61 510.28 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) July 19, 1823
San Francisco de Conchos San Francisco de Conchos 2,696 2,983 Template:Number table sorting/negative−9.6% 879.98 339.76 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) November 21, 1844
San Francisco del Oro San Francisco del Oro 5,004 4,753 &10000000000000005280875+5.3% 480.75 185.62 10.4/km2 (27/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Santa Bárbara Santa Bárbara 11,582 10,427 &10000000000000011077011+11.1% 346.15 133.65 33.5/km2 (87/sq mi) July 14, 1829
Santa Isabel Santa Isabel 3,791 3,937 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.7% 670.51 258.88 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Satevo San Francisco Javier de Satevo 3,414 3,662 Template:Number table sorting/negative−6.8% 3,562.15 1,375.35 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Saucillo Saucillo 29,862 32,325 Template:Number table sorting/negative−7.6% 3,044.34 1,175.43 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) December 2, 1896
Temósachic Temósachic 5,320 6,211 Template:Number table sorting/negative−14.3% 4,280.77 1,652.81 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Urique Urique 17,043 20,386 Template:Number table sorting/negative−16.4% 3,307.24 1,276.93 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) December 14, 1860
Uruachi Uruachi 6,512 8,200 Template:Number table sorting/negative−20.6% 2,663.07 1,028.22 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Valle de Zaragoza Valle de Zaragoza 4,775 5,105 Template:Number table sorting/negative−6.5% 2,959.10 1,142.51 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Chihuahua — 3,741,869 3,406,465 &10000000000000009846101+9.8% &&&&&&&&&0247798.&80000247,798.08 95,675.37 15.1/km2 (39/sq mi) —
Mexico — 126,014,024 112,336,538 &10000000000000012175456+12.2% &&&&&&&&01972550.&&&&&01,972,550 761,606 63.9/km2 (166/sq mi) —
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