Balleza Municipality

Balleza
Municipality

Municipality of Balleza in Chihuahua
Balleza

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 26°57′N 106°20′W / 26.950°N 106.333°W / 26.950; -106.333Coordinates: 26°57′N 106°20′W / 26.950°N 106.333°W / 26.950; -106.333
Country  Mexico
State Chihuahua
Municipal seat Mariano Balleza
Area
  Total 7,073.6 km2 (2,731.1 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 17,672

Balleza is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Mariano Balleza. The municipality covers an area of 7,073.6 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,672,[1] up from 16,325 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality had 594 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Mariano Balleza (2,087), classified as urban, and Ejido el Vergel (2,008), classified as rural.[1]


References

  1. 1 2 "Balleza". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Balleza". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
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