Allende Municipality ( es, Municipio de Allende) is one of 67
municipalities
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in the
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state of
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Places
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, located in the southeastern portion of the state.
Valle de Allende Valle de Allende is the municipal seat and largest city of the municipality of Allende in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Originally named Valle de San Bartolomé for Bartholomew the Apostle, it was founded in 1569 by Franciscan friars. The city is ...
is its municipal seat and largest city. Its main claim to fame is the 1969 fall of the
Allende meteorite
The Allende meteorite is the largest carbonaceous chondrite ever found on Earth. The fireball was witnessed at 01:05 on February 8, 1969, falling over the Mexican state of Chihuahua. After it broke up in the atmosphere, an extensive search for ...
.
Demographics
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,409,
up from 8,263 as of 2005.
Localities
The municipality had 146 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were:
Valle de Ignacio Allende Valle de Allende is the municipal seat and largest city of the municipality of Allende in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Originally named Valle de San Bartolomé for Bartholomew the Apostle, it was founded in 1569 by Franciscan friars. The city i ...
(4,185), classified as urban, and
Pueblito de Allende (1,381), classified as rural.
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Towns and villages
Government
Municipal presidents
References
See also
Municipal Government Web Site (Spanish)
Municipalities of Chihuahua (state)
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