Matachí Municipality

Matachí
Municipality
Municipality of Matachí in Chihuahua
Matachí Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°50′33″N 107°34′50″W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipal seat	Matachí
Founded	November 21, 1844
Area
• Total	829.8 km^2 (320.4 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,104
• Density	3.7/km^2 (9.7/sq mi)

Matachí is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Matachí. The municipality covers an area of 829.8 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 3,104,^[1] down from 3,169 as of 2005.^[2]

As of 2010, the town of Matachí had a population of 1,710.^[1] Other than the town of Matachí, the municipality had 78 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.^[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 28 localities. The largest are:

Name	Population (2005)
Matachí	1,745
Tejolocachi	395
Ejido Buenavista	386
Total Municipio	3,169

References

1. "Matachí". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. "Matachí". 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 25, 2008.