Janos, Chihuahua

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motto = "Primero México, Después México, Siempre México"
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Mexico
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subdivision_name1 = Chihuahua
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subdivision_name2 = Janos
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leader_title = Municipal President
leader_name = Leonel Molina García (PRI)
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established_title = Mission established
established_date = 1640
established_title1 = Presidio established
established_date1 = 1686
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established_date2 = 1820
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founder = Franciscan missionaries
named_for = Janos people
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population_total = 2,567 (town)
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latd=30 |latm=53 |lats=16 |latNS=N
longd=108 |longm=11 |longs=24 |longEW=W
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 31840
area_code = 636
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blank_info = Janosense
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website = http://www.janos.gob.mx
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Janos is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is located in the extreme northwest of Chihuahua, on the border with the state of Sonora and the U.S. state of Arizona. In the 2005 INEGI census, the city reported a population of 2,567, with 10,794 in the municipality as a whole.

The name "Janos" was given by the Janos people, the indigenous inhabitants of the area upon the arrival of the Spaniards; the Janos did not survive contact and are now extinct. Franciscan missionaries originally built a mission in the location in 1640, under the name Soledad de Janos. The mission did not, however, survive a series of native revolts and was replaced on 16 October 1686 by a military "presidio" under Gen. Juan Fernández de la Fuente. The "presidio" retained control of the area until the municipality was established in 1820.

Muncipality's settlements

*Janos (municipal seat; 2005 population 2,567)
*Monteverde (population 1086)
*Francisco Villa (694)
*Casa Janos (507)
*Altamirano (422)
*El Berrendo (1)

References

* [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08035a.htm Janos, Chihuahua] "(Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)"