Cusihuiriachi is one of the 67
municipalities of Chihuahua
Chihuahua is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 67 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican Census, Chihuahua is the 12th most populous state with inhabitants and the largest by land area spanning .
Municipalities in Chihuahua ...
, in northern
Mexico
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. The municipal seat lies at
Cusihuiriachi. The municipality covers an area of 1,810.3 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 5,414 inhabitants.
2010 census tables: INEGI
Cusihuiriachi Municipality has the distinction of having the smallest municipal seat in Mexico relative to its municipal population. Its municipal seat had an official population of 63 inhabitants, which accounted for only 1.164 percent of the municipality's population. (There are three municipal seats that are less populous, Santa María del Rosario
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It is part of the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region
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, Santa María Nduayaco, and Santa Cruz Tayata
Santa Cruz Tayata is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km².
It is part of the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region.
As of the 2010 census, the town (locality), whic ...
, all in the State of Oaxaca
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, but their municipalities are also much less populous than Cusihuiriachi.)
Geography
Towns and villages
The largest localities (all rural) are listed below. Note that the only urban locality, the municipal seat, Cusihuiriachi, with a population of 63 inhabitants, is not among them.
References
Municipalities of Chihuahua (state)
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