Urique 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

Urique Urique ( Tarahumara: ''Urike'') is a town and seat of the municipality of Urique, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to: Places * Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state **Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the s ...

. The municipality covers an area of 3,968.6 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 20,386, up from 19,567 as of 2005. As of 2010, the town of Urique had a population of 1,102. Other than the town of Urique, the municipality had 1,214 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Rafael (2,160), Cerocahui (1,556), and Bahuichivo (1,502), classified as rural.

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