Ojinaga Municipality

Municipality in the Mexican state of Chihuahua
Municipality in Chihuahua, Mexico
29°34′N 104°25′W / 29.567°N 104.417°W / 29.567; -104.417Country MexicoStateChihuahuaMunicipal seatOjinagaArea
 • Total9,500.5 km2 (3,668.2 sq mi)Population
 (2010)
 • Total26,304 • Density2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)

Ojinaga Municipality (formally: Manuel Ojinaga ) is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ojinaga, a rural bordertown on the U.S.-Mexico border. The municipality has an area of 9,500.50 km2 (3,668.16 sq mi).

Geography

Ojinaga, named after Juarista governor Manuel Ojinaga, reported a 2010 census population of 22,744 people in the town, which serves as municipal seat of the municipality of 26,304 inhabitants.[1] The municipality includes numerous very small outlying communities, the largest of which are El Oasis and Nueva Holanda.

Towns and villages

The municipality has 108 localities. The largest are:

Name 2010 Census Population[1]
Ojinaga 22,744
El Oasis 475
Nueva Holanda 426
La Esmeralda 187
Maijoma 160
Valverde 143
El Divisadero 135
El Mezquite 120
Potrero del Llano 129
Total Municipality 26,304

Adjacent municipalities and counties

  • Manuel Benavides Municipality – southeast
  • Camargo Municipality – south
  • Julimes Municipality – southwest
  • Aldama Municipality – southwest
  • Coyame del Sotol Municipality – west
  • Guadalupe Municipality – northwest
  • Presidio County, Texas – north and northeast

References

  1. ^ a b "Ojinaga". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  • 2010 census tables: INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
  • Chihuahua Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

  • Ojinaga Hoy
  • La Perla del Desierto, local website
  • Camino Minerals, Maijoma mine, Ojinaga Municipality

29°34′N 104°25′W / 29.567°N 104.417°W / 29.567; -104.417