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Bocoyna Municipality

Coordinates: 27°51′N 107°35′W / 27.850°N 107.583°W / 27.850; -107.583
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Bocoyna
Municipality of Bocoyna in Chihuahua
Municipality of Bocoyna in Chihuahua
Bocoyna is located in Mexico
Bocoyna
Bocoyna
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 27°51′N 107°35′W / 27.850°N 107.583°W / 27.850; -107.583
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatBocoyna
Area
 • Total2,801.8 km2 (1,081.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total28,766

Bocoyna is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Bocoyna. The municipality covers an area of 2,801.8 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 28,766,[1] down from 29,907 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Bocoyna had a population of 796.[1] Other than the town of Bocoyna, the municipality had 633 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Juanito (10,535), classified as urban, and Creel (5,026) and Sisoguichi (1,097), classified as rural.[1]

The municipality and its seat are located on the route of the Chihuahua Pacific Railroad.

Geography

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Towns and villages

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Name Population (2005)
San Juanito 9,938
Creel 5,338
Sisoguichi 1,051
Bocoyna 735
Sojahuachi 411
Panalachi 351
Total Municipality 29,907

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bocoyna". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Bocoyna". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2008-08-18.