Satevó Municipality
Appearance
Satevó | |
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Coordinates: 27°57′15″N 106°6′23″W / 27.95417°N 106.10639°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Chihuahua |
Founded | 21 November 1844 |
Named for | "sandy lands" in Tarahumara |
Seat | San Francisco Javier de Satevó |
Largest city | San Francisco Javier de Satevó |
Area | |
• Total | 2,185.1 km2 (843.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,380 m (4,530 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,662 |
• Density | 1.7/km2 (4.3/sq mi) |
Website | www.satevo.gob.mx |
Satevó is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Francisco Javier de Satevó. The municipality covers an area of 2,185.1 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 3,662,[1] down from 3,856 as of 2005.[2]
The municipality had 244 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]
Satevó began as a Jesuit mission to the Tarahumara in about 1640.[3]
Geography
Towns and villages
The municipality has 126 localities. The largest are:
Name | Population (2005) |
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San Francisco Javier de Satevó | 451 |
El Chamizal | 244 |
La Joya | 237 |
San José del Sitio | 214 |
Babonoyaba | 155 |
Los Veranos | |
Total Municipality | 3,856 |
References
- ^ a b "Satevó". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Satevó". 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 25, 2008.
- ^ Edward C. Spicer, Cycles of COnquest (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1962) p. 29