Guachochi Municipality
| Guachochi | |
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| Municipality of Guachochi in Chihuahua Municipality of Guachochi in Chihuahua |
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 Guachochi
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Capital town | Guachochi |
| Official Website | http://www.guachochi.com.mx |
| Municipality created | 31 December 1962 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,340.36 km2 (1,675.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 49,689 |
Guachochi is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Guachochi. The municipality covers an area of 4,340.35 km².
It was created by the State Congress on 31 December 1962, with its escision from the municipality of Batopilas.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 49,689,[1] up from 45,881 as of 2005.[2]
As of 2010, the city of Guachochi had a population of 14,513.[1] Other than the city of Guachochi, the municipality had 1,508 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Samachique (1,241), classified as rural.[1]
Geography
Towns and villages
The municipality has 1,134 localities. The largest are:
| Name | Population (2005) |
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| Guachochi | 12,385 |
| Samachique | 1,115 |
| Norogachi | 752 |
| Rocheachi | 729 |
| Total Municipality | 45,881 |
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