Ojinaga Municipality

Ojinaga
Municipality
Nickname(s): La perla del desierto

Municipality of Ojinaga in Chihuahua
Ojinaga
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°34′N 104°25′W / 29.567°N 104.417°W / 29.567; -104.417
Country  Mexico
State Chihuahua
Municipal seat Ojinaga
Area
 • Total 9,500.5 km2 (3,668.2 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 26,304
 • Density 2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)

Ojinaga Municipality (formally: Manuel Ojinaga ) is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ojinaga, a rural bordertown on the U.S.-Mexico border. The municipality has an area of 9,500.50 km² (3,668.16 sq mi).

Geography

Ojinaga, named after Juarista governor Manuel Ojinaga, reported a 2010 census population of 22,744 people in the town, which serves as municipal seat of the municipality of 26,304 inhabitants.[1] The municipality includes numerous very small outlying communities, the largest of which are El Oasis and Nueva Holanda.

Towns and villages

The municipality has 108 localities. The largest are:

Name2010 Census Population[1]
Ojinaga22,744
El Oasis475
Nueva Holanda426
La Esmeralda187
Maijoma160
Valverde143
El Divisadero135
El Mezquite120
Potrero del Llano129
Total Municipality26,304

Adjacent municipalities and counties

References

  1. 1 2 "Ojinaga". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.

Coordinates: 29°34′N 104°25′W / 29.567°N 104.417°W / 29.567; -104.417

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