Galeana 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 Chihuah ...

, in northern

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. The municipal seat lies at

Hermenegildo Galeana Hermenegildo Galeana (13 April 1762 – 27 June 1814) was a hero of the Mexican War of Independence, one of six brothers who fought in the insurgency. Galeana was considered the right-hand man of secular priest and leader of independence, José M ...

. The municipality covers an area of 1,529 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 5,892, up from 3,774 as of 2005. The municipality had 109 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Abdenago C. García (Lagunitas) (2,113) and Colonia LeBrón (2,104), classified as rural.

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Municipalities of Chihuahua (state) {{Chihuahua-geo-stub