Nonoava is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and seat of the
municipality of Nonoava, in the northern
Mexican state
The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ...
of
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
**Chihuahua Mun ...
. As of 2010, the town of Nonoava had a population of 1,272,
up from 1,209 as of 2005. The settlement was founded on the right bank of the Nonoava River in 1676 by the
Jesuit
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, founders ...
missionary Francis Artuaga, and named Nuestra Señora de Montserrat de Nonoava.
References
Populated places in Chihuahua (state)
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