Matamoros Municipality, Chihuahua

Matamoros
Municipality
Municipality of Matamoros in Chihuahua
Matamoros Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 26°45′49″N 105°34′56″W / 26.76361°N 105.58222°WCoordinates: 26°45′49″N 105°34′56″W / 26.76361°N 105.58222°W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipal seat	Mariano Matamoros
Area
• Total	1,139.5 km^2 (440.0 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,499
• Density	3.9/km^2 (10/sq mi)

Matamoros is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Mariano Matamoros (aka "Villa Matamoros"). The municipality covers an area of 1,139.5 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 4,499,^[1] up from 4,304 as of 2005.^[2]

The municipality had 109 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: Mariano Matamoros (2,615), classified as urban.^[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 46 localities. The largest are:

Name	Population (2005)
Mariano Matamoros	2,256
El Veranito	509
Santa Rosalía	345
Ciénega de Ceniceros	312
Total Municipality	4,304

References

1. "Matamoros". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. "Matamoros". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved October 13, 2008.