Chínipas Municipality

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.

Chínipas
Municipality of Chínipas in Chihuahua
Municipality of Chínipas in Chihuahua
Chínipas is located in Mexico
Chínipas
Chínipas
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 27°24′N 108°32′W / 27.400°N 108.533°W / 27.400; -108.533
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatChínipas de Almada
Area
 • Total2,278.9 km2 (879.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total8,441

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 edit

  1. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2008-08-22.