Juárez Municipality, Chihuahua

Juárez is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Juárez. The municipality covers an area of 4,853 km² (1,874 sq mi).

In the 2010 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 1,332,131, of whom 1,321,004 (over 99%) lived in the municipal seat.

The municipality is named for 19th-century president Benito Juárez, as is the city of Ciudad Juárez.

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 147 localities. The largest are:

Adjacent municipalities and counties

• Guadalupe Municipality - southeast
• Ahumada Municipality - south
• Ascensión Municipality - west
• Doña Ana County, New Mexico - northwest
• El Paso County, Texas - north and northeast

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