Guadalupe Municipality, Chihuahua

Guadalupe
Municipality
Guadalupe government headquarters
Interactive map of Guadalupe Municipality
Municipality of Guadalupe in Chihuahua
Coordinates: 31°23′23″N 106°06′05″W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Founded	17 March 1855
Named for	Our Lady of Guadalupe
Seat	Guadalupe
Largest city	Guadalupe
Area
• Total	6,200.5 km^2 (2,394.0 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	6,458

Guadalupe is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The capital lies at Guadalupe. The municipality covers an area of 6,200.5 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 6,458,[1]

Other than the town of Guadalupe, the municipality had 195 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 80 localities. The largest are:

Name	2010 Census Population
Guadalupe	3,022
Doctor Porfirio Parra	956
Juárez y Reforma	788
Barreales	540
Rinconada del Mimbre	539
Total Municipality	6,458

Adjacent municipalities and counties

• Ojinaga Municipality - south
• Coyame del Sotol Municipality - south
• Ahumada Municipality - south
• Juárez Municipality - west
• El Paso County, Texas - northwest
• Práxedis G. Guerrero Municipality - north
• Hudspeth County, Texas - north and northeast
• Jeff Davis County, Texas - east-southeast
• Presidio County, Texas - east- southeast

Crime

A narcofosa (mass grave attributed to organized crime) containing the remains of 13 people was discovered in Bravos in June 2018.[2]

References

1. "Guadalupe". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. Villalpando, Rubén (January 11, 2021). "La Jornada - Con Corral, 10 mil 42 asesinatos en Chihuahua; 95%, impunes". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 11, 2021.