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López Municipality

Coordinates: 29°21′25″N 107°44′16″W / 29.35694°N 107.73778°W / 29.35694; -107.73778
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López
Municipality of López in Chihuahua
Municipality of López in Chihuahua
López is located in Mexico
López
López
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°21′25″N 107°44′16″W / 29.35694°N 107.73778°W / 29.35694; -107.73778
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatVilla López
FoundedNovember 21, 1844
Area
 • Total1,317.1 km2 (508.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,025
 • Density3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi)

López is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa López. The municipality covers an area of 1,317.1 km2.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 4,025,[1] up from 3,914 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality had 109 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 population in parentheses) was: Octaviano López (2,148).[1]

Geography

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Towns and villages

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The municipality has 40 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
Villa López 2,066
Santa María 581
Salaices 476
Santa Ana de Abajo 204
Total Municipality 3,914

References

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  1. ^ a b "López". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "López". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2008.