Municipalities of Chihuahua: Difference between revisions

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Map of Mexico with Chihuahua highlighted

Chihuahua is a state in northwest Mexico that is divided into 67 municipalities.^[1] According to the 2020 INEGI census, Chihuahua is the 12th most populous state with Template:Nts inhabitants and the largest by land area spanning Script error: No such module "convert"..^[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 (Template:Langx) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (Script error: No such module "Lang".) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (Script error: No such module "Lang".).^[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 Juárez, Mexico's sixth largest municipality, with 1,512,450 residents or approximately Script error: No such module "Percentage". 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 Script error: No such module "convert"., and the smallest is Santa Bárbara, which spans Script error: No such module "convert"..^[2] The first municipality to incorporate was Rosales, on Template:Dts, and the newest municipality is Guachochi, which incorporated on Template:Dts.^[6]

Municipalities

Largest municipalities in Chihuahua by population
Plaza de la Mexicanidad, Ciudad Juarez

Ciudad Juárez, the largest municipality by population in Chihuahua.
Skyline of Chihuahua City

Chihuahua, capital and second largest municipality by population.
San Antonio Cathedral, Ciudad Cuauhtémoc

Cuauhtémoc, third largest municipality by population.
Museum of the Desert, Ciudad Delicias

Delicias, fourth largest municipality by population.
Palacio Alvarado, Hidalgo del Parral

Hidalgo del Parral, fifth largest municipality by population.

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Name	Municipal seat	Population (2020)^[1]	Population (2010)^[7]	Change	Land area^[2]		Population density (2020)	Incorporation date^[6]
Name	Municipal seat	Population (2020)^[1]	Population (2010)^[7]	Change	km²	sq mi	Population density (2020)	Incorporation date^[6]
Ahumada	Miguel Ahumada	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Aldama^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Juan Aldama	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Allende	Valle de Ignacio Allende	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Aquiles Serdán^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Santa Eulalia	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ascensión	Ascensión	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Bachiniva	Bachiniva	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Balleza^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Mariano Balleza	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Batopilas	Batopilas	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Bocoyna	Bocoyna	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Buenaventura	San Buenaventura	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Camargo^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Santa Rosalía de Camargo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Carichi	Carichi	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Casas Grandes	Casas Grandes	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chihuahua Template:Dagger	Chihuahua	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chínipas	Chínipas de Almada	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coronado	José Esteban Coronado	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coyame del Sotol	Santiago de Coyame	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cuauhtémoc	Ciudad Cuauhtémoc	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cusihuiriachi	Cusihuiriachi	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Delicias	Delicias	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Dr. Belisario Domínguez^{[lower-alpha 5]}	San Lorenzo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
El Tule^{[lower-alpha 6]}	El Tule	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Galeana^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Hermenegildo Galeana	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Gómez Farías	Valentín Gómez Farias	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Gran Morelos^{[lower-alpha 8]}	San Nicolás de Carretas	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guachochi	Guachochi	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guadalupe	Guadalupe	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guadalupe y Calvo	Guadalupe y Calvo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guazapares	Témoris	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guerrero^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Vicente Guerrero	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Hidalgo del Parral^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Hidalgo del Parral	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huejotitán^{[lower-alpha 11]}	Huejotitán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ignacio Zaragoza	Ignacio Zaragoza	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Janos	Janos	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jiménez^{[lower-alpha 12]}	José Mariano Jiménez	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Juárez^{[lower-alpha 13]}	Ciudad Juárez	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Julimes	Julimes	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
La Cruz	La Cruz	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
López^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Villa López (Octaviano López)	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Madera	Cd. Madera	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Maguarichi	Maguarichi	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Manuel Benavides	Manuel Benavides	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Matachi	Matachi	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Matamoros^{[lower-alpha 15]}	Mariano Matamoros	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Meoqui^{[lower-alpha 16]}	Pedro Meoqui	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Morelos	Morelos	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Moris	Moris	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Namiquipa	Namiquipa	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nonoava	Nonoava	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nuevo Casas Grandes	Nuevo Casas Grandes	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ocampo^{[lower-alpha 17]}	Melchor Ocampo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ojinaga^{[lower-alpha 18]}	Ojinaga	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Práxedis G. Guerrero^{[lower-alpha 19]}	Praxedis G. Guerrero	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Riva Palacio^{[lower-alpha 20]}	San Andrés	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Rosales^{[lower-alpha 21]}	Santa Cruz de Rosales	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Rosario	Valle del Rosario	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Francisco de Borja	San Francisco de Borja	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Francisco de Conchos	San Francisco de Conchos	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Francisco del Oro	San Francisco del Oro	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Santa Bárbara	Santa Bárbara	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Santa Isabel	Santa Isabel	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Satevo	San Francisco Javier de Satevo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Saucillo	Saucillo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Temósachic	Temósachic	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Urique	Urique	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Uruachi	Uruachi	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Valle de Zaragoza^{[lower-alpha 22]}	Valle de Zaragoza	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chihuahua	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	—
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-{{Short description|List of municipalities of Chihuahua}}
+{{Short description|List of municipalities of Mexican state}}
 <noinclude>[[File:Chihuahua in Mexico (location map scheme).svg|thumb|right|upright=1.13|alt=Map of Mexico with Chihuahua highlighted|Map of Mexico with Chihuahua highlighted]]
-[[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]] is a [[States of Mexico|state]] in Northwest [[Mexico]] that is divided into 67 [[Municipalities of Mexico|municipalities]].<ref name="census2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/scitel/Default?ev=9|title=Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL|language=es|publisher=INEGI|access-date=2021-01-27}}</ref> According to the 2020 [[Censo General de Población y Vivienda|Mexican census]], Chihuahua is the 12th most populous state with {{nts|3741869}} inhabitants and the largest by land area spanning {{convert|247798.08|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="census2020" /><ref name="Landarea" />
+[[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]] is a [[States of Mexico|state]] in northwest [[Mexico]] that is divided into 67 [[Municipalities of Mexico|municipalities]].<ref name="census2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/scitel/Default?ev=9|title=Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL|language=es|publisher=INEGI|access-date=2021-01-27}}</ref> According to the 2020 [[Censo General de Población y Vivienda|INEGI census]], Chihuahua is the 12th most populous state with {{nts|3741869}} inhabitants and the largest by land area spanning {{convert|247798.08|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="census2020" /><ref name="Landarea" />
 Municipalities in Chihuahua are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the [[1917 Constitution of Mexico]].<ref name="constitution">{{cite act |title=Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos |type= |number= |language=Spanish |date=1917 |article=115 |article-type=Article |page= |url=https://www.juridicas.unam.mx/legislacion/ordenamiento/constitucion-politica-de-los-estados-unidos-mexicanos#10668 |access-date=September 27, 2017 }}</ref> Every three years, citizens elect a [[municipal president]] ({{langx|es|presidente municipal}}) by a [[plurality voting]] system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council ({{lang|es|ayuntamiento}}) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors ({{lang|es|regidores y síndicos}}).<ref>{{cite book |last=OECD |author-link=OECD |date=November 12, 2004|title=New Forms of Governance for Economic Development|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tBC7MYzs_woC&pg=PA121 |publisher=OECD Publishing |page=121 |isbn=978-9264015326 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Mexicolaws">{{cite book |last=International Business Publications |date=2009  |title=Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ENsRpYrGTOQC |page=42 |publisher=International Business Publications, USA |isbn=978-1-4330-7030-3 }}</ref> 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 tax]]es and [[user fees]], although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.<ref name="Mexicolaws" />
-The largest municipality by population is [[Ciudad Juárez]], Mexico's sixth largest municipality, with 1,512,450 residents or approximately {{percentage|1512450|3741869|1|%=&nbsp;percent}} of the state population.<ref name="census2020" /> The smallest municipality by population is [[Huejotitán Municipality|Huejotitán]], with 824 residents.<ref name="census2020" /> The largest municipality by land area is [[Ahumada Municipality|Ahumada]], which spans {{convert|16927.596|km2|sqmi|adj=ri2|2|abbr=on}}, and the smallest is [[Santa Bárbara Municipality|Santa Bárbara]], which spans {{convert|346.153|km2|sqmi|adj=ri2|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Landarea /> The first municipality to incorporate was [[Rosales Municipality|Rosales]], on {{dts|July 8, 1820}}, and the newest municipality is [[Guachochi]], which incorporated on {{dts|January 9, 1963}}.<ref name="Incorporationdate" />
+The largest municipality by population is [[Juárez (municipality of Chihuahua)|Juárez]], Mexico's sixth largest municipality, with 1,512,450 residents or approximately {{percentage|1512450|3741869|1|%=&nbsp;percent}} of the state population.<ref name="census2020" /> The smallest municipality by population is [[Huejotitán Municipality|Huejotitán]], with 824 residents.<ref name="census2020" /> The largest municipality by land area is [[Ahumada Municipality|Ahumada]], which spans {{convert|16927.596|km2|sqmi|adj=ri2|2|abbr=on}}, and the smallest is [[Santa Bárbara Municipality|Santa Bárbara]], which spans {{convert|346.153|km2|sqmi|adj=ri2|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Landarea /> The first municipality to incorporate was [[Rosales Municipality|Rosales]], on {{dts|July 8, 1820}}, and the newest municipality is [[Guachochi]], which incorporated on {{dts|January 9, 1963}}.<ref name="Incorporationdate" />
 == Municipalities ==
 <gallery caption="Largest municipalities in Chihuahua by population" mode="packed" heights="140">
-File:PlazaDeLaMexicanidad.jpg|alt=Plaza de la Mexicanidad, Ciudad Juarez|[[Ciudad Juarez]], the largest municipality by population in Chihuahua.
+File:PlazaDeLaMexicanidad.jpg|alt=Plaza de la Mexicanidad, Ciudad Juarez|[[Ciudad Juárez]], the largest municipality by population in Chihuahua.
 File:Chihuahua_Capital.png|alt=Skyline of Chihuahua City|[[Chihuahua City|Chihuahua]], capital and second largest municipality by population.
 File:Catedral de Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua.jpg|alt=San Antonio Cathedral, Ciudad Cuauhtémoc|[[Cuauhtémoc Municipality, Chihuahua|Cuauhtémoc]], third largest municipality by population.
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-!scope="row" align="left"|[[Buenaventura, Chihuahua|Buenaventura]]
+!scope="row" align="left"|[[Buenaventura Municipality|Buenaventura]]
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-!scope="row" align="left" |[[Guerrero, Chihuahua|Guerrero]]{{#tag:ref|Guerrero originally incorporated as Papigochi, changing its name on {{dts|January 28, 1869}}.<ref>{{cite book |date=1996 |title=Estado de Durango. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995. |pages=172|url=http://internet.contenidos.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/productos/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/historicos/2104/702825222345/702825222345_8.pdf |language=es |location=Mexico |publisher=INEGI |isbn=978-970-13-1495-1 }}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
+!scope="row" align="left" |[[Guerrero Municipality, Chihuahua|Guerrero]]{{#tag:ref|Guerrero originally incorporated as Papigochi, changing its name on {{dts|January 28, 1869}}.<ref>{{cite book |date=1996 |title=Estado de Durango. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995. |pages=172|url=http://internet.contenidos.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/productos/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/historicos/2104/702825222345/702825222345_8.pdf |language=es |location=Mexico |publisher=INEGI |isbn=978-970-13-1495-1 }}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
 | align="left" |[[Vicente Guerrero, Chihuahua|Vicente Guerrero]]
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