Saucillo Municipality

Saucillo is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Saucillo. The municipality covers an area of 2,116.16 km².

Saucillo
Municipality
Official seal of Saucillo
Seal
Municipality of Saucillo in Chihuahua
Municipality of Saucillo in Chihuahua
Saucillo is located in Mexico
Saucillo
Saucillo
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°02′N 105°17′W
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatSaucillo
FoundedNovember 27, 1896
Area
 • Total2,116.16 km2 (817.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total32,325
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 32,325,[1] up from 28,508 as of 2005.[2]


As of 2010, the city of Saucillo had a population of 11,004.[1] Other than the city of Saucillo, the municipality had 451 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Naica (4,938), Las Varas (2,410), classified as urban, and Estación Conchos (1,670), and Orranteño (1,641), classified as rural.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 168 localities. The largest are:

NamePopulation (2005)
Saucillo9,261
Naica4,775
Las Varas2,355
Conchos1,599
Orranteño1,442
Santa Gertrudis717
Total Municipality28,508

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