Rosales Municipality
Rosales | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Municipality of Rosales in Chihuahua | |
Coordinates: 28°11′N 105°33′W / 28.183°N 105.550°WCoordinates: 28°11′N 105°33′W / 28.183°N 105.550°W | |
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Founded | 1825 |
Named for | Víctor Rosales |
Seat | Santa Cruz de Rosales |
Largest city | 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), (2,620), classified as urban, and (2,191) and (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 |
2,543 | |
2,007 | |
944 | |
740 | |
737 | |
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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