Janos Municipality

Janos is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is located in the extreme northwest of Chihuahua, on the border with the state of Sonora and the U.S. states of Arizona & New Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 10,953.[1] The municipal seat is the town of Janos, Chihuahua, which shares its name with the municipality.

Janos
Municipality and Town
Motto(s):  Primero México, Después México, Siempre México (First Mexico, Then Mexico, Always Mexico)
Location of Janos in Chihuahua
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Coordinates: 30°53′16″N 108°11′24″W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipality	Janos
Mission established	1640
Presidio established	1686
Municipality created	1820
Founded by	Franciscan missionaries
Named for	Janos people
Government
• Municipal President	Leonel Molina García (PRI)
Area (municipality)
• Total	6,930.50 km2 (2,675.88 sq mi)
Elevation	1,369 m (4,491 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	10,953
Postal code	31840
Area code	636
Demonym	Janosense
Website	http://www.janos.gob.mx

The El Berrendo/Antelope Wells border crossing is located in the municipality.

As of 2010, the town of Janos had a population of 2,738.[1] Other than the town of Janos, the municipality had 315 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Monte Verde (Altamira) (1,087), classified as rural.[1]

The name "Janos" was given by the Janos people, the indigenous inhabitants of the area upon the arrival of the Spaniards.[2] The Janos were probably a sub-tribe or closely related to the Suma people. Neither the Janos nor the Suma survived contact and are now extinct. Franciscan missionaries originally built a mission in the location in 1640, under the name Soledad de Janos. The mission did not, however, survive a series of native revolts and was replaced on 16 October 1686 by a military presidio under Gen. Juan Fernández de la Fuente. The presidio retained control of the area until the municipality was established in 1820.