Chihuahua is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

. The municipal seat is the city of

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which is also the capital of

Chihuahua State Chihuahua (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is located in northwestern Mex ...

. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 819,543, up from 758,791 as of 2005. It covers an area of 9219.30 km². As of 2010, the city of Chihuahua had a population of 809,232, up from 748,551 as of 2005. Other than the city of Chihuahua, the municipality had 888 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: El Sauz (1,499), classified as rural.

Geography

The municipality includes 888 localities, the population of the principal ones are:

References

Municipio de Chihuahua
''Enciclopedia de los municipios de México'', INAFED Municipalities of Chihuahua (state) 1821 establishments in Mexico {{Chihuahua