Municipalities of Chihuahua

<noinclude> Chihuahua is a state in northwest Mexico that is divided into 67 municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI census, Chihuahua is the 12th most populous state with inhabitants and the largest by land area spanning .

Municipalities in Chihuahua are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president () by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council () responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.

The largest municipality by population is Juárez, Mexico's sixth largest municipality, with 1,512,450 residents or approximately of the state population. The smallest municipality by population is Huejotitán, with 824 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Ahumada, which spans , and the smallest is Santa Bárbara, which spans . The first municipality to incorporate was Rosales, on , and the newest municipality is Guachochi, which incorporated on .

Municipalities

+NameMunicipal seatPopulation(2020)Population(2010) ChangeLand areaPopulation density(2020) Incorporation date km2 sq miAhumadaMiguel AhumadaAldamaJuan AldamaAllendeValle de Ignacio AllendeAquiles SerdánSanta EulaliaAscensiónAscensiónBachinivaBachinivaBallezaMariano BallezaBatopilasBatopilasBocoyna BocoynaBuenaventuraSan BuenaventuraCamargoSanta Rosalía de CamargoCarichiCarichiCasas GrandesCasas GrandesChihuahuaChihuahuaChínipas Chínipas de Almada Coronado José Esteban Coronado Coyame del Sotol Santiago de CoyameCuauhtémocCiudad CuauhtémocCusihuiriachiCusihuiriachiDeliciasDeliciasDr. Belisario Domínguez San LorenzoEl TuleEl TuleGaleanaHermenegildo GaleanaGómez FaríasValentín Gómez FariasGran Morelos San Nicolás de CarretasGuachochiGuachochiGuadalupeGuadalupeGuadalupe y Calvo Guadalupe y CalvoGuazaparesTémorisGuerreroVicente GuerreroHidalgo del ParralHidalgo del ParralHuejotitánHuejotitán Ignacio Zaragoza Ignacio ZaragozaJanos JanosJiménezJosé Mariano JiménezJuárezCiudad Juárez JulimesJulimesLa Cruz La CruzLópezVilla López (Octaviano López)MaderaCd. Madera MaguarichiMaguarichiManuel Benavides Manuel BenavidesMatachiMatachiMatamorosMariano MatamorosMeoquiPedro MeoquiMorelosMorelosMorisMorisNamiquipaNamiquipaNonoavaNonoavaNuevo Casas GrandesNuevo Casas GrandesOcampoMelchor OcampoOjinagaOjinagaPráxedis G. GuerreroPraxedis G. GuerreroRiva PalacioSan AndrésRosalesSanta Cruz de RosalesRosario Valle del RosarioSan Francisco de BorjaSan Francisco de Borja San Francisco de ConchosSan Francisco de Conchos San Francisco del OroSan Francisco del OroSanta BárbaraSanta BárbaraSanta IsabelSanta IsabelSatevoSan Francisco Javier de SatevoSaucilloSaucilloTemósachicTemósachicUriqueUriqueUruachiUruachiValle de ZaragozaValle de Zaragoza Chihuahua — — Mexico — —

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