Chihuahua 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 is the city of

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which is also the capital of

Chihuahua State Chihuahua (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is located in northwestern Mex ...

. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 819,543, up from 758,791 as of 2005. It covers an area of 9219.30 km². As of 2010, the city of Chihuahua had a population of 809,232, up from 748,551 as of 2005. Other than the city of Chihuahua, the municipality had 888 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was:

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(1,499), classified as rural.

Geography

The municipality includes 888 localities, the population of the principal ones are:

References

Municipio de Chihuahua
''Enciclopedia de los municipios de México'', INAFED Municipalities of Chihuahua (state) 1821 establishments in Mexico {{Chihuahua