Ascensión Municipality

Ascensión is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. Ascensión City is the municipal seat. The municipality covers an area of 11,000.1 km² (4,247.2 sq mi).

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 23,975.

Geography

Towns and villages

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:

Adjacent municipalities and counties

• Juárez Municipality - east
• Ahumada Municipality - southeast
• Buenaventura Municipality - south
• Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipality - south
• Janos Municipality - west
• Hidalgo County, New Mexico - northwest
• Luna County, New Mexico - north
• Doña Ana County, New Mexico - northeast

References

• 2010 census tables: INEGI