Guadalupe is one of the 67
municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern
Mexico
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. The capital lies at
Guadalupe. The municipality covers an area of 6,200.5 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,458,
Other than the town of Guadalupe, the municipality had 195 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.
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Geography
Towns and villages
The municipality has 80 localities. The largest are:
Adjacent municipalities and counties
* Ojinaga Municipality - south
* Coyame del Sotol Municipality - south
* Ahumada Municipality - south
* Juárez Municipality - west
* El Paso County, Texas
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- northwest
* Práxedis G. Guerrero Municipality
Práxedis G. Guerrero is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Práxedis G. Guerrero, Chihuahua. The municipality covers an area of 808.97 km² and stands on the US border close to Ciuda ...
- north
* Hudspeth County, Texas - north and northeast
* Jeff Davis County, Texas - east-southeast
* Presidio County, Texas
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- east- southeast
Crime
A ''narcofosa'' (mass grave attributed to organized crime) containing the remains of 13 people was discovered in Bravos in June 2018.
References
Municipalities of Chihuahua (state)
Chihuahua (state) populated places on the Rio Grande
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