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Municipality in the Mexican state of Chihuahua Municipality in Chihuahua, Mexico
Urique
Municipality
Municipality of Urique in ChihuahuaMunicipality of Urique in Chihuahua
Urique is located in MexicoUriqueUriqueLocation in Mexico
Coordinates: 27°3′15″N 106°15′58″W / 27.05417°N 106.26611°W / 27.05417; -106.26611
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatUrique
Area
 • Total3,968.6 km (1,532.3 sq mi)
Population
 • Total20,386
 • Density5.1/km (13/sq mi)

Urique is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Urique. The municipality covers an area of 3,968.6 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 20,386, up from 19,567 as of 2005.


As of 2010, the town of Urique had a population of 1,102. Other than the town of Urique, the municipality had 1,214 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Rafael (2,160), Cerocahui (1,556), and Bahuichivo (1,502), classified as rural.

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 857 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
San Rafael 2,168
Bahuichivo 1,365 Bahuichivo
Cerocahui 1,304
Urique 984
Total Municipality 19,566

References

  1. ^ "Urique". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Urique". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
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