Gómez Farías Municipality, Chihuahua

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Gómez Farías
—  Municipality  —
Gómez Farías Municipality, Chihuahua is located in Mexico
Gómez Farías
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°21′N 107°44′W / 29.350°N 107.733°W / 29.350; -107.733Coordinates: 29°21′N 107°44′W / 29.350°N 107.733°W / 29.350; -107.733
Country  Mexico
State Chihuahua
Municipal seat Valentín Gómez Farías
Area
 • Total 986.6 km2 (380.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 3,083

Gómez Farías is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Valentín Gómez Farías, Chihuahua. The municipality covers an area of 986.6 km².

It was named for Valentín Gómez Farías, a 19th-century President of the Republic.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 7583.[1]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Gómez Farías". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved September 14, 2008.