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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).

Ojinaga
Municipality
Ojinaga government headquarters
Nickname(s):  La perla del desierto
Municipality of Ojinaga in Chihuahua
Ojinaga Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°34′N 104°25′W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipal seat	Ojinaga
Area
• Total	9,500.5 km2 (3,668.2 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	26,304
• Density	2.8/km2 (7.2/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.[1] 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:

Name	2010 Census Population[1]
Ojinaga	22,744
El Oasis	475
Nueva Holanda	426
La Esmeralda	187
Maijoma	160
Valverde	143
El Divisadero	135
El Mezquite	120
Potrero del Llano	129
Total Municipality	26,304

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

На других языках

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- [en] Ojinaga Municipality

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[ru] Охинага (муниципалитет)

Охинага (исп. Ojinaga) — муниципалитет в Мексике, штат Чиуауа с административным центром в городе Мануэль-Охинага. Численность населения, по данным переписи 2010 года, составила 26 304 человека.

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