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]
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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
- Largest municipalities in Chihuahua by population
Ciudad Juarez, the largest municipality by population in Chihuahua.
Chihuahua, capital and second largest municipality by population.
Cuauhtémoc, third largest municipality by population.
Delicias, fourth largest municipality by population.
Hidalgo del Parral, fifth largest municipality by population.
| 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) | — |
