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| Municipio de Casas Grandes | |||
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Casas Grandes
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| Country | Mexico | ||
| State | Chihuahua | ||
| Settlement founded | 1661 | ||
| Municipality created | 1820 | ||
| Founder | Captain Andrés Gracia | ||
| Cabecera municipal (Municipal seat) | Casas Grandes | ||
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| Governmentelection held July 1, 2007 | |||
| • Type | H. Ayuntamiento Municipal (municipal government) |
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| • Presidente Municipal | Dagoberto Quintana Cano (PAN) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipio libre (municipality) | 3,719 km2 (1,435.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 3.82 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[1] | 1,480 m (4,856 ft) | ||
| Population (2005)[2] | |||
| • Municipio libre (municipality) | 8,413 | ||
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi) | ||
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| Time zone | Tiempo de la Montaña (Mountain Time) (UTC-7) |
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| códigos postales (postal codes) | 31850 through to 31863 | ||
| Area code(s) | 636 | ||
| INEGI state code | 08 | ||
| INEGI municipality code | 013 | ||
| Website | http://www.casasgrandes.gob.mx | ||
Casas Grandes Municipality is located in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. The municipal seat is the town of Casas Grandes.
The pre-Columbian archaeological zone Casas Grandes and its central site, after which the municipality is named, is located within the municipality's territory. The site of Casas Grandes, alternatively known as Paquimé, is one of the most significant pre-Columbian cultural and archaeological sites in the region of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States known in some archaeological contexts as the Oasisamerica culture area.
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The municipality of Casas Grandes is situated in the northwestern sector of Chihuahua state, the largest state of Mexico by area. (Pueblo de) Casas Grandes, the municipal capital and its most populous localidad (locality or settlement), is approximately 359 kilometres (223 mi) to the northwest of the state's capital, the city of Chihuahua. Casas Grandes is bounded by the municipalities of Janos to the north, Galeana, Nuevo Casas Grandes and Madera, Chihuahua to the east, and Ignacio Zaragoza to the south. On its western flank Casas Grandes adjoins municipalities within the state of Sonora.[3]
| Village | Population |
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| Total Municipality | 8,413 |
| Casas Grandes | 3,835 |
| Colonia Juárez | 1,046 |
| Mata Ortiz | 955 |
| Sección Enríquez | 522 |
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