Bocoyna Municipality

Bocoyna
Municipality
Municipality of Bocoyna in Chihuahua
Municipality of Bocoyna in Chihuahua
Bocoyna is located in Mexico
Bocoyna
Bocoyna
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 27°51′N 107°35′W / 27.850°N 107.583°W / 27.850; -107.583
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatBocoyna
Area
 • Total
2,801.8 km2 (1,081.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
28,766

Bocoyna is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Bocoyna. The municipality covers an area of 2,801.8 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 28,766,[1] down from 29,907 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Bocoyna had a population of 796.[1] Other than the town of Bocoyna, the municipality had 633 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Juanito (10,535), classified as urban, and Creel (5,026) and Sisoguichi (1,097), classified as rural.[1]

The municipality and its seat are located on the route of the Chihuahua Pacific Railroad.

Geography

Towns and villages

Name Population (2005)
San Juanito 9,938
Creel 5,338
Sisoguichi 1,051
Bocoyna 735
Sojahuachi 411
Panalachi 351
Total Municipality 29,907

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bocoyna". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Bocoyna". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
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