Namiquipa Municipality

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Namiquipa
Municipality
Municipality of Namiquipa in Chihuahua
Namiquipa
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°15′01″N 107°24′33″W / 29.25028°N 107.40917°W / 29.25028; -107.40917Coordinates: 29°15′01″N 107°24′33″W / 29.25028°N 107.40917°W / 29.25028; -107.40917
Country  Mexico
State Chihuahua
Municipal seat Namiquipa
Municipality created 21 November 1844
Government
  Municipal President Héctor Ariel Meixueiro Muñoz (PRI)
Area
  Total 4,212.58 km2 (1,626.49 sq mi)
Elevation 1,888 m (6,194 ft)
Population (2005)
  Total 20,314
  Density 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Demonym Namiquipense
Website www.namiquipa.gob.mx

Namiquipa is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Namiquipa.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 20,314, of whom 1,718 lived in the municipal seat.[1]

References

  1. "Namiquipa". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved October 13, 2008. 
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