Ojinaga Municipality (formally: Manuel Ojinaga ) is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ojinaga, a rural bordertown on the U.S.-Mexico border. The municipality has an area of 9,500.50 km2 (3,668.16 sq mi).
Geography
Ojinaga, named after Juarista governor Manuel Ojinaga, reported a 2010 census population of 22,744 people in the town, which serves as municipal seat of the municipality of 26,304 inhabitants. The municipality includes numerous very small outlying communities, the largest of which are El Oasis and Nueva Holanda.
Towns and villages
The municipality has 108 localities. The largest are:
Adjacent municipalities and counties
Manuel Benavides Municipality – southeast
Camargo Municipality – south
Julimes Municipality – southwest
Aldama Municipality – southwest
Coyame del Sotol Municipality – west
Guadalupe Municipality – northwest
Presidio County, Texas – north and northeast
References
2010 census tables: INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática Chihuahua Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
Ojinaga Hoy
La Perla del Desierto, local website
Camino Minerals, Maijoma mine, Ojinaga Municipality
Municipalities of Chihuahua (state) Mexico–United States border crossings Chihuahua (state) populated places on the Rio Grande