Ignacio Zaragoza 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 Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, named after

Ignacio Zaragoza Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín (; March 24, 1829September 8, 1862) was a Mexican general and politician. He led the Mexican army of 600 men that defeated 6,500 invading French forces, including the elite French legionnaires at the Battle of Puebla ...

. The municipal seat lies at

town. The municipality covers an area of 2,130.9 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,934, up from 6,631 as of 2005. As of 2010, the town of Ignacio Zaragoza had a population of 3,518. Other than the town of Ignacio Zaragoza, the municipality had 105 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.

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