Chihuahua Municipality

Chihuahua
City Hall of Chihuahua
Flag of Chihuahua
Coat of arms of Chihuahua
Municipality of Chihuahua
Municipality of Chihuahua
Coordinates: 28°38′07″N 106°05′20″W / 28.63528°N 106.08889°W / 28.63528; -106.08889
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatChihuahua, Chih.
Municipality created7 August 1821
Government
 • Mayor of ChihuahuaMaría Eugenia Campos Galván (PAN)
Area
 • Total9,219.30 km2 (3,559.59 sq mi)
Elevation
1,440 m (4,720 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total819,543
Postal code
31000
Area code614
Websitewww.municipiochihuahua.gob.mx

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,[1] 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,[1] up from 748,551 in 2005. Other than the city of Chihuahua, the municipality had 888 localities, the largest of which was El Sauz (2010 population: 1,499), classified as rural.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Chihuahua". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2014.