Matachí Municipality

Coordinates: 28°50′33″N 107°34′50″W / 28.84250°N 107.58056°W / 28.84250; -107.58056
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Matachí
Municipality of Matachí in Chihuahua
Municipality of Matachí in Chihuahua
Matachí is located in Mexico
Matachí
Matachí
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°50′33″N 107°34′50″W / 28.84250°N 107.58056°W / 28.84250; -107.58056
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatMatachí
FoundedNovember 21, 1844
Area
 • Total829.8 km2 (320.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,104
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi)

Matachí is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Matachí. The municipality covers an area of 829.8 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 3,104,[1] down from 3,169 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Matachí had a population of 1,710.[1] Other than the town of Matachí, the municipality had 78 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography[edit]

Towns and villages[edit]

The municipality has 28 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
Matachí 1,745
Tejolocachi 395
Ejido Buenavista 386
Total Municipio 3,169

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Matachí". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Matachí". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2008.