Cuauhtémoc is a
municipality in the Mexican state of
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Places
*Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
**Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state
**Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state
**Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state
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. It was named after the Aztec Indian ruler
Cuauhtémoc, which means "águila que cae" (fallen eagle). The municipality's seat is
Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. The municipality is located to the west of the Chihuahua's capital city,
Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to:
Places
*Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
**Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state
**Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state
**Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state
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. There is a close relation between three cultures in this region:
Mennonite culture,
Tarahumara culture and
mestizo
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culture. Since 1994 there is a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary arts festival known as "Festival de las Tres Culturas".
Demographics
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 154,639,
As of 2010, the city of Cuauhtémoc had a population of 114,007.
[ Other than the city of Cuauhtémoc, the municipality had 664 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: ]Colonia Anáhuac
Colonia may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Colonia (music group), a Croatian dance music group
* ''Colonia'' (Autopsia album), 2002
* ''Colonia'' (A Camp album), 2009
* ''Colonia'' (film), a 2015 historical romantic thriller
Places
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(9,952), classified as urban, and Colonia Obregón (Rubio) (2,241), and La Quemada (1,272), classified as rural.[
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Crime
A ''narcofosas'' (mass graves attributed to organized crime) containing the remains of 15 people were discovered on ranches in December 2016.
References
External links
Municipio de Cuauhtémoc
Official website
Chihuahua
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
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Municipalities of Chihuahua (state)