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

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* 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]

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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) | --

## Notes

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1. ^ Aldama was originally incorporated as San Gerónimo, changing its name on February 16, 1837.[8]
2. ^ Aquiles Serdánwas originally incorporated as Santa Eulalia, changing its name on November 17, 1932.[9]
3. ^ Balleza originally incorporated as San Pablo Tepehuanes, changing its name on February 22, 1859.[10]
4. ^ Camargo originally incorporated as Santa Rosalía, changing its name on December 3, 1897.[11]
5. ^ Dr. Belisario Domínguez originally incorporated as San Lorenzo, changing its name on July 6, 1935.[12]
6. ^ El Tule was originally incorporated as San Antonio del Tule, changing its name on July 30, 1936.[13]
7. ^ Galeana originally incorporated as San Juan Nepomuceno de Galeana, changing its name on February 16, 1837.[14]
8. ^ Gran Morelos originally incorporated as Carretas, changing its name on November 17, 1932.[15]
9. ^ Guerrero originally incorporated as Papigochi, changing its name on January 28, 1869.[16]
10. ^ Hidalgo del Parral originally incorporated as El Parral, changing its name on October 18, 1887.[17]
11. ^ Huejotitán originally incorporated as San Gerónimo, changing its name on October 18, 1887.[18]
12. ^ Jiménez originally incorporated as Guajoquilla, changing its name on July 19, 1898.[19]
13. ^ Juárez originally incorporated as Paso del Norte, changing its name on July 30, 1888.[20]
14. ^ López originally incorporated as Atotonilco, changing its name most recently on July 31, 1880.[21]
15. ^ Matamoros originally incorporated as San Isidro de las Cuevas, changing its name on July 8, 1922.[22]
16. ^ Meoqui originally incorporated as San Pablo, changing its name on December 11, 1866.[23]
17. ^ Ocampo originally incorporated as Jesús María, changing its name on November 20, 1893.[24]
18. ^ Ojinaga originally incorporated as El Norte, changing its name on March 11, 1867[25]
19. ^ Práxedis G. Guerrero originally incorporated as San Ignacio, changing its name on October 6, 1932.[26]
20. ^ Riva Palacio originally incorporated as San Andrés, changing its name on October 29, 1932.[27]
21. ^ Rosales originally incorporated as Santa Cruz Tapacolmes, changing its name for the most recent time on December 14, 1949.[28]
22. ^ Valle de Zaragoza was originally incorporated as Pilar de Conchos, changing its name on April 28, 1864.[29]

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30. ^ "Población" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

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