Ignacio Zaragoza Municipality

Ignacio Zaragoza is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico, named after Ignacio Zaragoza. The municipal seat lies at Ignacio Zaragoza town. The municipality covers an area of 2,130.9 km2.

Ignacio Zaragoza
Municipality of Ignacio Zaragoza in Chihuahua
Municipality of Ignacio Zaragoza in Chihuahua
Ignacio Zaragoza is located in Mexico
Ignacio Zaragoza
Ignacio Zaragoza
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°38′36″N 107°45′50″W / 29.64333°N 107.76389°W / 29.64333; -107.76389
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatIgnacio Zaragoza
FoundedMay 24, 1941
Area
 • Total2,130.9 km2 (822.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total6,934

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,934,[1] up from 6,631 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Ignacio Zaragoza had a population of 3,518.[1] Other than the town of Ignacio Zaragoza, the municipality had 105 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography edit

Towns and villages edit

The municipality has 43 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
Ignacio Zaragoza 3,190
Ignacio Allende 790
Francisco I. Madero 672
Abraham González 364
El Saucito 297
Total Municipality 6631

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Ignacio Zaragoza". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Ignacio Zaragoza". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2008.