López Municipality
López | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of López in Chihuahua | |
López Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 29°21′25″N 107°44′16″W / 29.35694°N 107.73778°WCoordinates: 29°21′25″N 107°44′16″W / 29.35694°N 107.73778°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Chihuahua |
Municipal seat | Villa López |
Founded | November 21, 1844 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,317.1 km2 (508.5 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,025 |
• Density | 3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi) |
López is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa López. The municipality covers an area of 1,317.1 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 4,025,[1] up from 3,914 as of 2005.[2]
The municipality had 109 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: Octaviano López (2,148).[1]
Geography
Towns and villages
The municipality has 40 localities. The largest are:
Name | Population (2005) |
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Villa López | 2,066 |
Santa María | 581 |
Salaices | 476 |
Santa Ana de Abajo | 204 |
Total Municipality | 3,914 |
References
- 1 2 "López". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "López". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
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