Ahumada Municipality

Ahumada
Coat of arms of Ahumada
Municipality of Ahumada in Chihuahua
Municipality of Ahumada in Chihuahua
Coordinates: 30°37′N 106°31′W / 30.617°N 106.517°W / 30.617; -106.517
Country Mexico
State Chihuahua
Founded1894
Named forMiguel Ahumada
SeatVilla Ahumada
Largest cityVilla Ahumada
Area
 • Total17,131.5 km2 (6,614.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total11,457

Ahumada is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa Ahumada. The municipality covers an area of 17,131.5 km2.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 11,457,[1] down from 11,727 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality had 553 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Villa Ahumada (8,575), classified as urban.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Ahumada". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Ahumada". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-08-18.