Ojinaga Municipality (formally: Manuel Ojinaga ) is one of the 67
municipalities of Chihuahua
Chihuahua is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into 67 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican Census, Chihuahua is the 12th most populous state with inhabitants and the largest by land area spanning .
Municipalities in Chihuahua ...
, in northern
Mexico
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. The municipal seat lies at
Ojinaga, a rural bordertown on the
U.S.-Mexico border. The municipality has an area of 9,500.50 km
2 (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.
[ 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:
Adjacent municipalities and counties
* Manuel Benavides Municipality – southeast
* Camargo Municipality – south
* Julimes Municipality
Julimes is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Julimes
Julimes is a town and seat of the municipality of Julimes, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the town of Ju ...
– southwest
* Aldama Municipality – southwest
* Coyame del Sotol Municipality – west
* Guadalupe Municipality – northwest
* Presidio County, Texas
Presidio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,131. Its county seat is Marfa. The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1875. Presidio County (K-5 in Texas topological ...
– north and northeast
References
2010 census tables: INEGI
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Chihuahua
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
Ojinaga HoyLa Perla del Desierto
local website
Camino Minerals, Maijoma mine, Ojinaga Municipality
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Municipalities of Chihuahua (state)
Mexico–United States border crossings
Chihuahua (state) populated places on the Rio Grande