Rosales Municipality

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Rosales
Municipality
Municipality of Rosales in Chihuahua
Municipality of Rosales in Chihuahua
Coordinates: 28°11′N 105°33′W / 28.183°N 105.550°W / 28.183; -105.550
Country Mexico
State Chihuahua
Founded1825
Named afterVíctor Rosales
SeatSanta Cruz de Rosales
Largest citySanta Cruz de Rosales
Area
 • Total
1,716.6 km2 (662.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
16,785
 • Density9.7780/km2 (25.325/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 has 15 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 15 localities. The largest are:

NamePopulation (2005)
Santa Cruz de Rosales5,377
Congregación Ortiz2,543
El Molino2,007
Kilómetro Noventa y Nueve944
Ex-hacienda Delicias740
Barranco Blanco737
Salón de Actos621
Total Municipality15,935

References

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