Gómez Farías Municipality, Chihuahua
| Gómez Farías | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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  Gómez Farías Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 29°21′N 107°44′W / 29.350°N 107.733°WCoordinates: 29°21′N 107°44′W / 29.350°N 107.733°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipal seat | Valentín Gómez Farías |
| Area | |
| • Total | 986.6 km2 (380.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,624 |
Gómez Farías is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Valentín Gómez Farías, Chihuahua. The municipality covers an area of 986.6 km².
It was named for Valentín Gómez Farías, a 19th-century President of the Republic.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,624,[1] up from 7,583 as of 2005.[2]
The municipality had 42 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Valentín Gómez Farías (5,330), classified as urban, and Peña Blanca (1,092), classified as rural.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Gómez Farías". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Gómez Farías". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
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