Ojinaga Municipality (formally: Manuel Ojinaga ) 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

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. The municipal seat lies at

Ojinaga Ojinaga (Manuel Ojinaga) is a town and seat of the municipality of Ojinaga, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2015, the town had a total population of 28,040. It is a rural border town on the U.S.-Mexico border, with the city ...

, a rural bordertown on the U.S.-Mexico border. The municipality has an area of 9,500.50 km² (3,668.16 sq mi).

Geography

Ojinaga, named after Juarista governor

Manuel Ojinaga Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * M ...

, 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.

Towns and villages

The municipality has 108 localities. The largest are:

Adjacent municipalities and counties

Manuel Benavides Municipality Manuel Benavides is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Manuel Benavides village. The municipality covers an area of 3,191.5 km². As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total ...

– southeast * Camargo Municipality – south * Julimes Municipality – southwest * Aldama Municipality – southwest *

Coyame del Sotol Municipality Coyame del Sotol is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat is Coyame. The municipality covers an area of . As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,681. The municipality had 23 ...

– west * Guadalupe Municipality – northwest *

Presidio County, Texas Presidio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,131. Its county seat is Marfa. The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1875. Presidio County (K-5 in Texas topological ind ...

– 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