Manuel Benavides Municipality

Manuel Benavides
Municipality
Municipality of Manuel Benavides in Chihuahua
Manuel Benavides Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°06′26″N 103°54′23″W / 29.10722°N 103.90639°WCoordinates: 29°06′26″N 103°54′23″W / 29.10722°N 103.90639°W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipal seat	Manuel Benavides
Area
• Total	3,191.5 km^2 (1,232.2 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,601
• Density	0.50/km^2 (1.3/sq mi)

Manuel Benavides is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Manuel Benavides village. The municipality covers an area of 3,191.5 km².

As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,601 .^[1][2]

The municipality had 183 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.^[2]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 115 localities. The largest are:

Name	2010 Census Population
Manuel Benavides	916
Álamos de San Antonio	131
Paso de San Antonio (La Hacienda)	81
Nuevo Lajitas	65
Escobillas de Abajo	46
Total Municipality	1,601

Adjacent municipalities and counties

• Ocampo Municipality, Coahuila - east
• Camargo Municipality - south
• Ojinaga Municipality - west
• Presidio County, Texas - north
• Brewster County, Texas - northeast

References

1. 2010 census tables: INEGI accessdate=April 29, 2011
2. "Manuel Benavides". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.