Dr. Belisario Domínguez Municipality

For the municipality in Chiapas, see Belisario Domínguez Municipality.

Dr. Belisario Domínguez
Municipality
Municipality of Dr. Belisario Domínguez in Chihuahua
Dr. Belisario Domínguez Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°9′18″N 106°28′37″W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipal seat	San Lorenzo
Area
• Total	636.3 km^2 (245.7 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,911

Dr. Belisario Domínguez is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Lorenzo. The municipality covers an area of 7,877 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 2,911,^[1] up from 1,453 as of 2005.^[2]

The municipality had 41 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.^[1]

It acquired its present name in 1935 in honor of Belisario Domínguez, a senator for Chiapas murdered during the Mexican Revolution.

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 23 localities.

Name	Population (2005)
Tutuaca	752
Santa María de Cuevas	324
Santa Rosalía de Cuevas	308
San Lorenzo	308
Total Municipality	7471

References

1. "Dr. Belisario Domínguez". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. "Dr. Belisario Domínguez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2008.