Urique Municipality
Municipality in the Mexican state of Chihuahua
Municipality in Chihuahua, Mexico
27°3′15″N 106°15′58″W / 27.05417°N 106.26611°W / 27.05417; -106.26611
Mexico (2010)
Urique is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Urique. The municipality covers an area of 3,968.6 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 20,386,[1] up from 19,567 as of 2005.[2]
As of 2010, the town of Urique had a population of 1,102.[1] Other than the town of Urique, the municipality had 1,214 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Rafael (2,160), Cerocahui (1,556), and Bahuichivo (1,502), classified as rural.[1]
Geography
Towns and villages
The municipality has 857 localities. The largest are:
| Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|
| San Rafael | 2,168 |
| Bahuichivo | 1,365 Bahuichivo |
| Cerocahui | 1,304 |
| Urique | 984 |
| Total Municipality | 19,566 |
References
- ^ a b c "Urique". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Urique". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
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