Uruachi Municipality

Uruachi
Municipality

Municipality of Uruachi in Chihuahua
Uruachi

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 27°52′02″N 108°12′57″W / 27.86722°N 108.21583°W / 27.86722; -108.21583Coordinates: 27°52′02″N 108°12′57″W / 27.86722°N 108.21583°W / 27.86722; -108.21583
Country  Mexico
State Chihuahua
Municipal seat Uruachi
Founded November 21, 1844
Area
  Total 3,058.31 km2 (1,180.82 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 8,200
  Density 2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi)

Uruachi is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Uruachi. The municipality covers an area of 3,058.31 km2.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,200,[1] up from 7,934 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Uruachi had a population of 1,199.[1] Other than the town of Uruachi, the municipality had 422 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 268 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
Uruachi 806
Gasogachi 316
El Rebaje 248
Jicamorachi 240
Arechuyvo 210
Total Municipio 7,934

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Uruachi". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Uruachi". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
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