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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