Urique Municipality
Urique | |
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 Municipality of Urique in Chihuahua | |
  Urique Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°3′15″N 106°15′58″W / 27.05417°N 106.26611°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipal seat | Urique |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,968.6 km2 (1,532.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 20,386 |
| • Density | 5.1368/km2 (13.304/sq mi) |
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
[edit]Towns and villages
[edit]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
[edit]- 1 2 3 "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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