Chihuahua Municipality

Chihuahua
—  Municipality  —
Plaza de Armas
Municipality of Chihuahua
Chihuahua Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W / 28.63528°N 106.08889°W / 28.63528; -106.08889Coordinates: 28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W / 28.63528°N 106.08889°W / 28.63528; -106.08889
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipal seat	Chihuahua, Chih.
Municipality created	7 August 1821
Government
– Mayor of Chihuahua	Marco Quezada (PRI)
Area
– Total	9,219.30 km2 (3,559.6 sq mi)
Elevation	1,440 m (4,724 ft)
Population (2005)
– Total	758,791
Postal code	31000
Area code(s)	614
Website	http://www.municipiochihuahua.gob.mx

Chihuahua is a 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 2005, the municipality had a total population of 758,791, with 748,551 in the municipal seat. It covers an area of 9219.30 km².

Geography

Principal locations in Chihuahua Municipality.

The municipality includes 375 localities, the population of the principal ones are:

Localidad	Población
Total Municipio	758,791
Chihuahua	748,518
El Sauz	1,541
Nuevo Delicias	722
San Isidro, Los Hoyos	628
La Casita	333
Nuevo Sacramento	322
Labor de Terrazas	313
Estación Terrazas	306
El Charco	263
Sacramento	229
Colonia Soto	195
Ciénega de Ortiz	53

References

• Municipio de Chihuahua Enciclopedia de los municipios de México, INAFED