Municipalities of Chihuahua

Map of Mexico with Chihuahua highlighted

Chihuahua is a state in northwest Mexico that is divided into 67 municipalities.<ref name="census2020">Template:Cite web</ref> According to the 2020 INEGI census, Chihuahua is the 12th most populous state with Template:Nts inhabitants and the largest by land area spanning Template:Convert.<ref name="census2020" /><ref name="Landarea" />

Municipalities in Chihuahua are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.<ref name="constitution">Template:Cite act</ref> Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Template:Langx) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (Template:Lang) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (Template:Lang).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.<ref name="Mexicolaws">Template:Cite book</ref> They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.<ref name="Mexicolaws" />

The largest municipality by population is Juárez, Mexico's sixth largest municipality, with 1,512,450 residents or approximately Template:Percentage of the state population.<ref name="census2020" /> The smallest municipality by population is Huejotitán, with 824 residents.<ref name="census2020" /> The largest municipality by land area is Ahumada, which spans Template:Convert, and the smallest is Santa Bárbara, which spans Template:Convert.<ref name=Landarea /> The first municipality to incorporate was Rosales, on Template:Dts, and the newest municipality is Guachochi, which incorporated on Template:Dts.<ref name="Incorporationdate" />

Municipalities

• Largest municipalities in Chihuahua by population
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  Ciudad Juárez, the largest municipality by population in Chihuahua.
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  Chihuahua, capital and second largest municipality by population.
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  Cuauhtémoc, third largest municipality by population.
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  Delicias, fourth largest municipality by population.
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  Hidalgo del Parral, fifth largest municipality by population.

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Name	Municipal seat	Population (2020)<ref name="census2020" />	Population (2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Change	Land area<ref name="Landarea"> Template:Cite web</ref>		Population density (2020)	Incorporation date<ref name="Incorporationdate">Template:Cite book</ref>
					km2	sq mi
Ahumada	Miguel Ahumada	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Aldama<ref group="lower-alpha"> Aldama was originally incorporated as San Gerónimo, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Juan Aldama	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Allende	Valle de Ignacio Allende	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Aquiles Serdán<ref group="lower-alpha"> Aquiles Serdánwas originally incorporated as Santa Eulalia, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Santa Eulalia	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ascensión	Ascensión	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Bachiniva	Bachiniva	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Balleza<ref group="lower-alpha">Balleza originally incorporated as San Pablo Tepehuanes, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Mariano Balleza	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Batopilas	Batopilas	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Bocoyna	Bocoyna	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Buenaventura	San Buenaventura	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Camargo<ref group="lower-alpha">Camargo originally incorporated as Santa Rosalía, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Santa Rosalía de Camargo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Carichi	Carichi	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Casas Grandes	Casas Grandes	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
ChihuahuaTemplate:Dagger	Chihuahua	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chínipas	Chínipas de Almada	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coronado	José Esteban Coronado	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coyame del Sotol	Santiago de Coyame	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cuauhtémoc	Ciudad Cuauhtémoc	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cusihuiriachi	Cusihuiriachi	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Delicias	Delicias	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Dr. Belisario Domínguez<ref group="lower-alpha">Dr. Belisario Domínguez originally incorporated as San Lorenzo, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	San Lorenzo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
El Tule<ref group="lower-alpha"> El Tule was originally incorporated as San Antonio del Tule, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	El Tule	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Galeana<ref group="lower-alpha">Galeana originally incorporated as San Juan Nepomuceno de Galeana, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Hermenegildo Galeana	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Gómez Farías	Valentín Gómez Farias	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Gran Morelos<ref group="lower-alpha">Gran Morelos originally incorporated as Carretas, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	San Nicolás de Carretas	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guachochi	Guachochi	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guadalupe	Guadalupe	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guadalupe y Calvo	Guadalupe y Calvo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guazapares	Témoris	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guerrero<ref group="lower-alpha">Guerrero originally incorporated as Papigochi, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Vicente Guerrero	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Hidalgo del Parral<ref group="lower-alpha">Hidalgo del Parral originally incorporated as El Parral, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Hidalgo del Parral	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huejotitán<ref group="lower-alpha">Huejotitán originally incorporated as San Gerónimo, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Huejotitán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ignacio Zaragoza	Ignacio Zaragoza	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Janos	Janos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jiménez<ref group="lower-alpha">Jiménez originally incorporated as Guajoquilla, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	José Mariano Jiménez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Juárez<ref group="lower-alpha">Juárez originally incorporated as Paso del Norte, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Ciudad Juárez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Julimes	Julimes	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
La Cruz	La Cruz	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
López<ref group="lower-alpha">López originally incorporated as Atotonilco, changing its name most recently on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Villa López (Octaviano López)	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Madera	Cd. Madera	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Maguarichi	Maguarichi	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Manuel Benavides	Manuel Benavides	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Matachi	Matachi	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Matamoros<ref group="lower-alpha">Matamoros originally incorporated as San Isidro de las Cuevas, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Mariano Matamoros	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Meoqui<ref group="lower-alpha">Meoqui originally incorporated as San Pablo, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Pedro Meoqui	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Morelos	Morelos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Moris	Moris	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Namiquipa	Namiquipa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nonoava	Nonoava	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nuevo Casas Grandes	Nuevo Casas Grandes	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ocampo<ref group="lower-alpha">Ocampo originally incorporated as Jesús María, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Melchor Ocampo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ojinaga<ref group="lower-alpha">Ojinaga originally incorporated as El Norte, changing its name on Template:Dts<ref>.Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Ojinaga	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Práxedis G. Guerrero<ref group="lower-alpha">Práxedis G. Guerrero originally incorporated as San Ignacio, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Praxedis G. Guerrero	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Riva Palacio<ref group="lower-alpha">Riva Palacio originally incorporated as San Andrés, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	San Andrés	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Rosales<ref group="lower-alpha">Rosales originally incorporated as Santa Cruz Tapacolmes, changing its name for the most recent time on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Santa Cruz de Rosales	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Rosario	Valle del Rosario	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Francisco de Borja	San Francisco de Borja	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Francisco de Conchos	San Francisco de Conchos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Francisco del Oro	San Francisco del Oro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Santa Bárbara	Santa Bárbara	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Santa Isabel	Santa Isabel	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Satevo	San Francisco Javier de Satevo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Saucillo	Saucillo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Temósachic	Temósachic	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Urique	Urique	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Uruachi	Uruachi	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Valle de Zaragoza<ref group="lower-alpha"> Valle de Zaragoza was originally incorporated as Pilar de Conchos, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Valle de Zaragoza	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
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Mexico<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—