Casas Grandes Municipality

Casas Grandes
Municipality
Municipio de Casas Grandes
Coat of arms of Casas Grandes
Coat of arms
location within the state of Chihuahua
location within the state of Chihuahua
Casas Grandes is located in Mexico
Casas Grandes
Casas Grandes
location of cabecera municipal within Mexico
Coordinates (municipal seat): 30°22′31″N 107°56′54″W / 30.37528°N 107.94833°W / 30.37528; -107.94833
CountryMexico
StateChihuahua
Settlement founded1661
Municipality created1820
Founded byCaptain Andrés Gracia
Cabecera municipal (Municipal seat)Casas Grandes
localidades (localities)
Principal localities (2005 population)
  • Pueblo de Casas Grandes (3,433)
  • Colonia Juárez (1,357)
  • Juan Mata Ortiz (949)
  • Colonia Enríquez (598)
  • Ejido Guadalupe Victoria (414)
Government
election held July 1, 2007
 • TypeH. Ayuntamiento Municipal
(municipal government)
 • Presidente MunicipalDagoberto Quintana Cano (PAN)
Area
 • Municipality3,719 km2 (1,436 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.82 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
1,480 m (4,860 ft)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Municipality10,587
 • Density2.8/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Tiempo de la Montaña
(Mountain Time))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (Tiempo de la Montaña)
códigos postales (postal codes)
31850 through to 31863
Area code636
INEGI state code08
INEGI municipality code013

Casas Grandes is a municipality in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. It was founded by a settlement in 1661. As of 2010, 10,587 people lived there.

References

  1. ↑ Elevation given is that of the municipal seat and largest settlement, Pueblo de Casas Grandes. Source: INAFED (2005)
  2. ↑ "Casas Grandes". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.


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