Chínipas Municipality

Chínipas
Municipality

Municipality of Chínipas in Chihuahua
Chínipas

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 27°24′N 108°32′W / 27.400°N 108.533°W / 27.400; -108.533Coordinates: 27°24′N 108°32′W / 27.400°N 108.533°W / 27.400; -108.533
Country  Mexico
State Chihuahua
Municipal seat Chínipas de Almada
Area
 • Total 2,278.9 km2 (879.9 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 8,441

Chínipas is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Chínipas de Almada. The municipality covers an area of 2,278.9 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,441,[1] up from 7,233 as of 2005.[2]


The municipality had 256 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Chínipas de Almada (1,934), classified as urban, and Milpillas (1,025), classified as rural.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chínipas". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Chinipas". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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