Map of Mexico with Chihuahua highlighted
Map of Mexico with Chihuahua highlighted

Chihuahua is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 67 municipalities.[1] According to the 2020 Mexican census, Chihuahua is the 12th most populous state with 3,741,869 inhabitants and the largest by land area spanning 247,798.08 square kilometres (95,675.37 sq mi).[1][2]

Municipalities in Chihuahua are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] 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.[5] 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.[5]

The largest municipality by population is Ciudad Juárez, Mexico's sixth largest municipality, with 1,512,450 residents or approximately 40.4 percent of the state population.[1] The smallest municipality by population is Huejotitán, with 824 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is Ahumada, which spans 16,927.60 km2 (6,535.78 sq mi), and the smallest is Santa Bárbara, which spans 346.15 km2 (133.65 sq mi).[2] The first municipality to incorporate was Rosales, on July 8, 1820, and the newest municipality is Guachochi, which incorporated on January 9, 1963.[6]

Municipalities

†  State capital

Name Municipal seat Population
(2020)[1] 		Population
(2010)[7] 		Change Land area[2] Population density
(2020) 		Incorporation date[6]
km2 sq mi
Ahumada Miguel Ahumada 14,635 11,457 +27.7% 16,927.60 6,535.78 0.9/km2 (2.2/sq mi) July 14, 1894
Aldama[a] Juan Aldama 26,047 22,302 +16.8% 9,228.44 3,563.12 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) December 11, 1824
Allende Valle de Ignacio Allende 8,487 8,409 +0.9% 2,136.76 825.01 4.0/km2 (10.3/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Aquiles Serdán[b] Santa Eulalia 24,344 10,688 +127.8% 495.82 191.44 49.1/km2 (127.2/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Ascensión Ascensión 26,093 23,975 +8.8% 12,870.82 4,969.45 2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi) October 18, 1887
Bachiniva Bachiniva 5,807 6,011 −3.4% 953.46 368.13 6.1/km2 (15.8/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Balleza[c] Mariano Balleza 16,440 17,672 −7.0% 5,414.88 2,090.70 3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Batopilas Batopilas 11,270 14,362 −21.5% 2,140.81 826.57 5.3/km2 (13.6/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Bocoyna Bocoyna 23,351 28,766 −18.8% 2,710.21 1,046.42 8.6/km2 (22.3/sq mi) November 26, 1911
Buenaventura San Buenaventura 25,146 22,378 +12.4% 7,920.80 3,058.24 3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Camargo[d] Santa Rosalía de Camargo 49,499 48,748 +1.5% 13,767.90 5,315.82 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) August 4, 1830
Carichi Carichi 8,113 8,795 −7.8% 2,594.73 1,001.83 3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Casas Grandes Casas Grandes 11,815 10,587 +11.6% 3,759.17 1,451.42 3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi) March 17, 1855
Chihuahua† Chihuahua 937,674 819,543 +14.4% 8,393.34 3,240.69 111.7/km2 (289.3/sq mi) August 7, 1821
Chínipas Chínipas de Almada 6,222 8,441 −26.3% 1,993.14 769.56 3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Coronado José Esteban Coronado 2,034 2,284 −10.9% 1,893.45 731.07 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) May 10, 1860
Coyame del Sotol Santiago de Coyame 1,230 1,681 −26.8% 11,664.60 4,503.73 0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Cuauhtémoc Ciudad Cuauhtémoc 180,638 154,639 +16.8% 3,613.21 1,395.07 50.0/km2 (129.5/sq mi) July 23, 1927
Cusihuiriachi Cusihuiriachi 5,099 5,414 −5.8% 1,610.56 621.84 3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Delicias Delicias 150,506 137,935 +9.1% 533.92 206.15 281.9/km2 (730.1/sq mi) January 12, 1935
Dr. Belisario Domínguez[e] San Lorenzo 2,456 2,911 −15.6% 1,034.66 399.48 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi) July 19, 1823
El Tule[f] El Tule 1,448 1,869 −22.5% 470.50 181.66 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) February 22, 1859
Galeana[g] Hermenegildo Galeana 6,656 5,892 +13.0% 1,731.53 668.55 3.8/km2 (10.0/sq mi) September 21, 1829
Gómez Farías Valentín Gómez Farias 7,023 8,624 −18.6% 854.41 329.89 8.2/km2 (21.3/sq mi) December 15, 1951
Gran Morelos[h] San Nicolás de Carretas 2,448 3,209 −23.7% 486.14 187.70 5.0/km2 (13.0/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Guachochi Guachochi 50,180 49,689 +1.0% 6,984.11 2,696.58 7.2/km2 (18.6/sq mi) January 9, 1963
Guadalupe Guadalupe 4,237 6,458 −34.4% 6,000.97 2,316.99 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) March 17, 1855
Guadalupe y Calvo Guadalupe y Calvo 50,514 53,499 −5.6% 9,649.92 3,725.85 5.2/km2 (13.6/sq mi) February 16, 1837
Guazapares Témoris 8,196 8,998 −8.9% 1,825.89 704.98 4.5/km2 (11.6/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Guerrero[i] Vicente Guerrero 35,473 39,626 −10.5% 5,737.99 2,215.45 6.2/km2 (16.0/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Hidalgo del Parral[j] Hidalgo del Parral 116,662 107,061 +9.0% 1,926.86 743.96 60.5/km2 (156.8/sq mi) August 7, 1821
Huejotitán[k] Huejotitán 824 1,049 −21.4% 854.34 329.86 1.0/km2 (2.5/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Ignacio Zaragoza Ignacio Zaragoza 5,196 6,934 −25.1% 2,864.20 1,105.87 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) May 24, 1941
Janos Janos 11,005 10,953 +0.5% 7,420.46 2,865.06 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) February 16, 1837
Jiménez[l] José Mariano Jiménez 40,859 41,265 −1.0% 10,789.58 4,165.88 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) December 14, 1824
Juárez[m] Ciudad Juárez 1,512,450 1,332,131 +13.5% 3,550.43 1,370.83 426.0/km2 (1,103.3/sq mi) January 5, 1826
Julimes Julimes 4,980 4,953 +0.5% 4,125.54 1,592.88 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi) August 28, 1833
La Cruz La Cruz 3,704 3,982 −7.0% 1,054.64 407.20 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) April 21, 1868
López[n] Villa López (Octaviano López) 4,122 4,025 +2.4% 1,350.25 521.33 3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Madera Cd. Madera 25,144 29,611 −15.1% 8,748.41 3,377.78 2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi) July 13, 1911
Maguarichi Maguarichi 1,302 1,921 −32.2% 1,007.99 389.19 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Manuel Benavides Manuel Benavides 1,178 1,601 −26.4% 5,032.18 1,942.94 0.2/km2 (0.6/sq mi) December 11, 1937
Matachi Matachi 2,742 3,104 −11.7% 728.06 281.11 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Matamoros[o] Mariano Matamoros 4,314 4,499 −4.1% 1,184.19 457.22 3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi) July 31, 1874
Meoqui[p] Pedro Meoqui 44,853 43,833 +2.3% 429.79 165.94 104.4/km2 (270.3/sq mi) August 7, 1821
Morelos Morelos 7,266 8,343 −12.9% 2,186.92 844.38 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Moris Moris 4,447 5,312 −16.3% 1,809.77 698.75 2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Namiquipa Namiquipa 22,712 22,880 −0.7% 4,866.13 1,878.82 4.7/km2 (12.1/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Nonoava Nonoava 2,757 2,849 −3.2% 2,004.15 773.81 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Nuevo Casas Grandes Nuevo Casas Grandes 65,753 59,337 +10.8% 2,604.83 1,005.73 25.2/km2 (65.4/sq mi) December 21, 1922
Ocampo[q] Melchor Ocampo 8,127 7,546 +7.7% 1,798.39 694.36 4.5/km2 (11.7/sq mi) February 16, 1837
Ojinaga[r] Ojinaga 24,534 26,304 −6.7% 6,804.43 2,627.21 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Práxedis G. Guerrero[s] Praxedis G. Guerrero 5,111 4,799 +6.5% 371.10 143.28 13.8/km2 (35.7/sq mi) February 22, 1859
Riva Palacio[t] San Andrés 7,695 8,012 −4.0% 2,266.23 875.00 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) March 17, 1855
Rosales[u] Santa Cruz de Rosales 16,776 16,785 −0.1% 1,929.71 745.07 8.7/km2 (22.5/sq mi) July 8, 1820
Rosario Valle del Rosario 2,079 2,235 −7.0% 1,174.10 453.32 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) November 21, 1844
San Francisco de Borja San Francisco de Borja 2,197 2,290 −4.1% 1,321.61 510.28 1.7/km2 (4.3/sq mi) July 19, 1823
San Francisco de Conchos San Francisco de Conchos 2,696 2,983 −9.6% 879.98 339.76 3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi) November 21, 1844
San Francisco del Oro San Francisco del Oro 5,004 4,753 +5.3% 480.75 185.62 10.4/km2 (27.0/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Santa Bárbara Santa Bárbara 11,582 10,427 +11.1% 346.15 133.65 33.5/km2 (86.7/sq mi) July 14, 1829
Santa Isabel Santa Isabel 3,791 3,937 −3.7% 670.51 258.88 5.7/km2 (14.6/sq mi) July 19, 1823
Satevo San Francisco Javier de Satevo 3,414 3,662 −6.8% 3,562.15 1,375.35 1.0/km2 (2.5/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Saucillo Saucillo 29,862 32,325 −7.6% 3,044.34 1,175.43 9.8/km2 (25.4/sq mi) December 2, 1896
Temósachic Temósachic 5,320 6,211 −14.3% 4,280.77 1,652.81 1.2/km2 (3.2/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Urique Urique 17,043 20,386 −16.4% 3,307.24 1,276.93 5.2/km2 (13.3/sq mi) December 14, 1860
Uruachi Uruachi 6,512 8,200 −20.6% 2,663.07 1,028.22 2.4/km2 (6.3/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Valle de Zaragoza[v] Valle de Zaragoza 4,775 5,105 −6.5% 2,959.10 1,142.51 1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi) November 21, 1844
Chihuahua — 3,741,869 3,406,465 +9.8% 247,798.08 95,675.37 15.1/km2 (39.1/sq mi) —
Mexico[30] — 126,014,024 112,336,538 +12.2% 1,972,550 761,606 63.9/km2 (165.5/sq mi) —

Notes

  1. ^ Aldama was originally incorporated as San Gerónimo, changing its name on February 16, 1837.[8]
  2. ^ Aquiles Serdánwas originally incorporated as Santa Eulalia, changing its name on November 17, 1932.[9]
  3. ^ Balleza originally incorporated as San Pablo Tepehuanes, changing its name on February 22, 1859.[10]
  4. ^ Camargo originally incorporated as Santa Rosalía, changing its name on December 3, 1897.[11]
  5. ^ Dr. Belisario Domínguez originally incorporated as San Lorenzo, changing its name on July 6, 1935.[12]
  6. ^ El Tule was originally incorporated as San Antonio del Tule, changing its name on July 30, 1936.[13]
  7. ^ Galeana originally incorporated as San Juan Nepomuceno de Galeana, changing its name on February 16, 1837.[14]
  8. ^ Gran Morelos originally incorporated as Carretas, changing its name on November 17, 1932.[15]
  9. ^ Guerrero originally incorporated as Papigochi, changing its name on January 28, 1869.[16]
  10. ^ Hidalgo del Parral originally incorporated as El Parral, changing its name on October 18, 1887.[17]
  11. ^ Huejotitán originally incorporated as San Gerónimo, changing its name on October 18, 1887.[18]
  12. ^ Jiménez originally incorporated as Guajoquilla, changing its name on July 19, 1898.[19]
  13. ^ Juárez originally incorporated as Paso del Norte, changing its name on July 30, 1888.[20]
  14. ^ López originally incorporated as Atotonilco, changing its name most recently on July 31, 1880.[21]
  15. ^ Matamoros originally incorporated as San Isidro de las Cuevas, changing its name on July 8, 1922.[22]
  16. ^ Meoqui originally incorporated as San Pablo, changing its name on December 11, 1866.[23]
  17. ^ Ocampo originally incorporated as Jesús María, changing its name on November 20, 1893.[24]
  18. ^ Ojinaga originally incorporated as El Norte, changing its name on March 11, 1867[25]
  19. ^ Práxedis G. Guerrero originally incorporated as San Ignacio, changing its name on October 6, 1932.[26]
  20. ^ Riva Palacio originally incorporated as San Andrés, changing its name on October 29, 1932.[27]
  21. ^ Rosales originally incorporated as Santa Cruz Tapacolmes, changing its name for the most recent time on December 14, 1949.[28]
  22. ^ Valle de Zaragoza was originally incorporated as Pilar de Conchos, changing its name on April 28, 1864.[29]

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