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 937, 674, up from 819,543 in 2010. It covers an area of 9,219.30 km2.
As of 2020, the city of Chihuahua had a population of 925, 762, up from 809,232 in 2020. Other than the city of Chihuahua, the municipality had 888 localities, the largest of which was El Sauz (2010 population: 1,474), classified as rural.
Geography
The municipality includes 888 localities, with the principal ones being:
Locality Population Total of Municipality 937 674 Chihuahua 925 762 El Sauz 1 474 San Isidro (Los Hoyos) 931 Nuevo Delicias 708 Nuevo Sacramento 462 Estación Terrazas 445 El Charco 340 La Casita 318 Rancho de Enmedio (Estación Müller) 213 El Vallecillo 213 Sacramento 244 Colonia Soto 129 Colonia Ocampo 106 El Pueblo De Guadalupe 250
References
Municipio de Chihuahua Enciclopedia de los municipios de México, INAFED