Ojinaga Municipality (formally: Manuel Ojinaga ) is one of the 67
municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern
Mexico
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. The municipal seat lies at
Ojinaga, a rural bordertown on the
U.S.-Mexico border. The municipality has an area of .
Geography
Ojinaga, named after
Juarista governor
Manuel Ojinaga, reported a 2010 census population of 22,744 people in the town, which serves as municipal seat of the municipality of 26,304 inhabitants.
[ The municipality includes numerous very small outlying communities, the largest of which are El Oasis and Nueva Holanda.
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Towns and villages
The municipality has 108 localities. The largest are:
Adjacent municipalities and counties
* Manuel Benavides Municipality – southeast
* Camargo Municipality – south
* Julimes Municipality – southwest
* Aldama Municipality – southwest
* Coyame del Sotol Municipality – west
* Guadalupe Municipality – northwest
* Presidio County, Texas – north and northeast
References
2010 census tables: INEGI
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Chihuahua
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
Ojinaga HoyLa Perla del Desierto
local website
Camino Minerals, Maijoma mine, Ojinaga Municipality
{{Chihuahua
Municipalities of Chihuahua (state)
Mexico–United States border crossings
Chihuahua (state) populated places on the Rio Grande