Santa Bárbara Municipality

Santa Bárbara is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Bárbara. The municipality, one of the smallest in Chihuahua, covers an area of 424.2 km2.

Santa Bárbara
Municipality of Santa Bárbara in Chihuahua
Municipality of Santa Bárbara in Chihuahua
Santa Bárbara is located in Mexico
Santa Bárbara
Santa Bárbara
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 26°48′N 105°49′W / 26.800°N 105.817°W / 26.800; -105.817
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatSanta Bárbara
Named forSaint Barbara
Area
 • Total424.2 km2 (163.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total11,582
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 10,427,[1] up from 10,120 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the city of Santa Bárbara had a population of 8,765.[1] Other than the city of Santa Bárbara, the municipality had 105 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography

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Towns and villages

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The municipality has 53 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
Santa Bárbara 8,673
Punto Alegre 374
Corral de Piedras 334
Total Municipality 10,120

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Santa Bárbara". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Santa Bárbara". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2008.