Matamoros
Municipality of Matamoros in Chihuahua
Municipality of Matamoros in Chihuahua
Matamoros is located in Mexico
Matamoros
Matamoros
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 26°45′49″N 105°34′56″W / 26.76361°N 105.58222°W / 26.76361; -105.58222
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatMariano Matamoros
Area
  Total1,139.5 km2 (440.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total4,499
  Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)

Matamoros is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Mariano Matamoros (aka "Villa Matamoros"). The municipality covers an area of 1,139.5 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 4,499,[1] up from 4,304 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality had 109 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: Mariano Matamoros (2,615), classified as urban.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 46 localities. The largest are:

NamePopulation (2005)
Mariano Matamoros2,256
El Veranito509
Santa Rosalía345
Ciénega de Ceniceros312
Total Municipality4,304

References

  1. 1 2 "Matamoros". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Matamoros". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
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