Santa Isabel Municipality

Santa Isabel is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Isabel. The municipality covers an area of 1,040.8 km².

Santa Isabel
Municipality of Santa Isabel in Chihuahua
Municipality of Santa Isabel in Chihuahua
Santa Isabel is located in Mexico
Santa Isabel
Santa Isabel
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°20′32″N 106°22′6″W / 28.34222°N 106.36833°W / 28.34222; -106.36833
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatSanta Isabel
FoundedJuly 19, 1823
Area
 • Total1,040.8 km2 (401.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,937

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 3,937,[1] up from 3,820 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Santa Isabel had a population of 1,378.[1] Other than the town of Santa Isabel, the municipality had 52 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography edit

Towns and villages edit

The municipality has 27 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
Santa Isabel 1,412
San Miguel de los Anchondo 449
Santa Ana 388
Rancho de Peña 327
Total Municipality 3,820

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Santa Isabel". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Santa Isabel". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved October 25, 2008.