Moris Municipality
Municipality in the Mexican state of Chihuahua
Municipality in Chihuahua, Mexico
28°8′55″N 108°31′21″W / 28.14861°N 108.52250°W / 28.14861; -108.52250 (2010)
Moris is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Moris. The municipality covers an area of 2,219.7 km2.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 5,312,[1] up from 5,144 as of 2005.[2]
As of 2010, the town of Moris had a population of 1,799.[1] Other than the town of Moris, the municipality had 183 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]
Geography
Towns and villages
The municipality has 119 localities. The largest are:
Name | Population (2005) |
---|---|
Moris | 1,158 |
El Pilar | 379 |
La Cieneguita de Rodríguez | 236 |
Talayotes | 215 |
Ciénega del Pilar | 211 |
Sierra Obscura | 156 |
Total Municipality | 5,144 |
References
- ^ a b c "Moris". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Morelos". 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 19, 2008.
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