Rosales Municipality
Appearance
Rosales | |
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![]() Municipality of Rosales in Chihuahua | |
Coordinates: 28°11′N 105°33′W / 28.183°N 105.550°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Chihuahua |
Municipal seat | Santa Cruz de Rosales |
Area | |
• Total | 1,716.6 km2 (662.8 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 16,785 |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Rosales is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Cruz de Rosales. The municipality covers an area of 1716.6 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 16,785,[1] up from 15,935 as of 2005.[2]
The municipality had 572 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Santa Cruz de Rosales (5,570), Congregación Ortíz (2,620), classified as urban, and El Molino (2,191) and Kilómetro Noventa y Nueve (1,092), classified as rural.[1]
Geography
Towns and villages
The municipality has 71 localities. The largest are:
Name | Population (2005) |
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Santa Cruz de Rosales | 5,377 |
Congregación Ortiz | 2,543 |
El Molino | 2,007 |
Kilómetro Noventa y Nueve | 944 |
Ex-hacienda Delicias | 740 |
Barranco Blanco | 737 |
Salón de Actos | 621 |
Total Municipality | 15,935 |
References
- ^ a b "Rosales". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Rosales". 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 19, 2008.
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