Satevó Municipality

Satevó
Municipality
Municipality of Satevó in Chihuahua
Coordinates: 27°57′15″N 106°6′23″W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Founded	21 November 1844
Named for	"sandy lands" in Tarahumara
Seat	San Francisco Javier de Satevó
Largest city	San Francisco Javier de Satevó
Area
• Total	2,185.1 km^2 (843.7 sq mi)
Elevation	1,380 m (4,530 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,662
• Density	1.7/km^2 (4.3/sq mi)
Time zone	7:03pm
Website	www.satevo.gob.mx

Satevó is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Francisco Javier de Satevó. The municipality covers an area of 2,185.1 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 3,662,^[1] down from 3,856 as of 2005.^[2]

The municipality had 244 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.^[1]

Satevó began as a Jesuit mission to the Tarahumara in about 1640.^[3]

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 126 localities. The largest are:

Name	Population (2005)
San Francisco Javier de Satevó	451
El Chamizal	244
La Joya	237
San José del Sitio	214
Babonoyaba	155
Los Veranos
Total Municipality	3,856

References

1. "Satevó". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. "Satevó". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
3. Edward C. Spicer, Cycles of Conquest (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1962) p. 29