Buenaventura Municipality
| Buenaventura | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Municipality of Buenaventura in Chihuahua | |
  Buenaventura Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 29°50′N 107°28′W / 29.833°N 107.467°WCoordinates: 29°50′N 107°28′W / 29.833°N 107.467°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipal seat | San Buenaventura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,938.3 km2 (3,451.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 22,378 |
Buenaventura is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Buenaventura. The municipality covers an area of 8,938.3 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 22,378,[1] up from 20,533 as of 2005.[2]
The municipality had 237 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Buenaventura (6,957), Ejido Benito Juárez (5,778), Constitución (2,709), Flores Magón (2,510), classified as urban, and Rodrigo M. Quevedo (1,367), classified as rural.[1]
Geography
Towns and villages
| Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|
| San Buenaventura | 9,402 |
| Ejido Benito Juárez | 5,199 |
| Flores Magón | 2,547 |
| Constitución | 2,439 |
| San Lorenzo | 946 |
| Total Municipality | 20,533 |
References
- 1 2 "Buenaventura". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Buenaventura". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
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