Gómez Farías 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
Mexico
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. The municipal seat lies at
Valentín Gómez Farías, Chihuahua. The municipality covers an area of 986.6 km².
It was named for
Valentín Gómez Farías
Valentín Gómez Farías (; 14 February 1781 – 5 July 1858) was a Mexican physician and liberal politician who became president of Mexico twice, first in 1833, during the period of the First Mexican Republic, and again in 1846, during the ...
, a 19th-century
President of the Republic.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,624,
up from 7,583 as of 2005.
The municipality had 42 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were:
Valentín Gómez Farías
Valentín Gómez Farías (; 14 February 1781 – 5 July 1858) was a Mexican physician and liberal politician who became president of Mexico twice, first in 1833, during the period of the First Mexican Republic, and again in 1846, during the ...
(5,330), classified as urban, and
Peña Blanca (1,092), classified as rural.
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References
Municipalities of Chihuahua (state)
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