Guachochi Municipality

Guachochi
Municipality

Municipality of Guachochi in Chihuahua
Guachochi

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 26°49′10″N 107°4′12″W / 26.81944°N 107.07000°W / 26.81944; -107.07000Coordinates: 26°49′10″N 107°4′12″W / 26.81944°N 107.07000°W / 26.81944; -107.07000
Country  Mexico
State Chihuahua
Capital town Guachochi
Official Website http://www.guachochi.com.mx
Municipality created 31 December 1962
Area
  Total 4,340.36 km2 (1,675.82 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 49,689

Guachochi is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Guachochi. The municipality covers an area of 4,340.35 km².

It was created by the State Congress on 31 December 1962, with its escision from the municipality of Batopilas.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 49,689,[1] up from 45,881 as of 2005.[2]


As of 2010, the city of Guachochi had a population of 14,513.[1] Other than the city of Guachochi, the municipality had 1,508 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Samachique (1,241), classified as rural.[1]


Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 1,134 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
Guachochi 12,385
Samachique 1,115
Norogachi 752
Rocheachi 729
Total Municipality 45,881

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Guachochi". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Guachochi". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
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