Temósachic Municipality

Temósachic is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Temósachic. The municipality covers an area of 5,361.9 km².

Temósachic
Municipality
Municipality of Temósachic in Chihuahua
Municipality of Temósachic in Chihuahua
Temósachic is located in Mexico
Temósachic
Temósachic
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°57′N 107°50′W
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatTemósachic
FoundedNovember 21, 1844
Area
 • Total5,361.9 km2 (2,070.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total6,211
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi)

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,211,[1] down from 6,319 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Temósachic had a population of 1,841.[1] Other than the town of Temósachic, the municipality had 329 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 421 localities. The largest are:

NamePopulation (2005)
Temósachic1,786
Yepachic649
Yepómera485
Cocomorachic314
Total Municipality6,319

History

Eight vehicles were ambushed and four police officers killed and six wounded along the highway from Temósachic to Madera. The deceased were identified as Sergio Luna Escalante, Efraín Ríos Rodríguez, Noel Omar Ronquillo López, and Luis Raúl Piñón Gómez.[3]

References
  1. "Temósachic". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Temósachic". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
  3. Estrada, Jesús; Villalpando, Rubén (April 1, 2021). "Cuatro policías muertos y seis heridos tras emboscada en Chihuahua". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved April 1, 2021.


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