Chihuahua Municipality


Chihuahua is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat is the city of Chihuahua, which is also the capital of the state of Chihuahua.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 819,543, up from 758,791 in 2005. It covers an area of 9,219.30 km2.
As of 2010, the city of Chihuahua had a population of 809,232, up from 748,551 in 2005. Other than the city of Chihuahua, the municipality had 888 localities, the largest of which was El Sauz, classified as rural.

Geography

The municipality includes 888 localities, with the principal ones being:
LocalityPopulation
Total of Municipality758,791
Chihuahua748,518
El Sauz1,541
Nuevo Delicias722
San Isidro, Los Hoyos628
La Casita333
Nuevo Sacramento322
Labor de Terrazas313
Estación Terrazas306
El Charco263
Sacramento229
Colonia Soto195
Ciénega de Ortiz53