Moris is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and seat of

Moris Municipality Moris is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in north-western 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 t ...

, in the northern

Mexican state A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...

of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the town of Moris had a population of 1,799, up from 1,158 as of 2005.

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI from its former name in ) is an autonomous agency of the Mexican Government dedicated to coordinate the National System of Statistical and Geographical Information of the country. It w ...

. ''Principales resultados por localidad 2005'' (ITER). Retrieved on October 25, 2008.

Geography

Climate

Moris has a

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

(

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''Csa''), with hot summers and mild winters, often presenting freezing temperatures. The highest temperature ever recorded in Moris is , recorded in June 2014, and a low temperature of was recorded in January 1977.

References

Populated places in Chihuahua (state) {{Chihuahua-geo-stub