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Santa Isabel Municipality

Coordinates: 28°20′32″N 106°22′6″W / 28.34222°N 106.36833°W / 28.34222; -106.36833
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Santa Isabel
Municipality of Santa Isabel in Chihuahua
Municipality of Santa Isabel in Chihuahua
Santa Isabel is located in Mexico
Santa Isabel
Santa Isabel
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°20′32″N 106°22′6″W / 28.34222°N 106.36833°W / 28.34222; -106.36833
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatSanta Isabel
FoundedJuly 19, 1823
Area
 • Total
1,040.8 km2 (401.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,937
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)

Santa Isabel is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Isabel. The municipality covers an area of 1,040.8 km².

Between 1932 and 1993 the municipality was called General Trías, in honour of General Ángel Trías Álvarez [es], who served eight terms as governor of Chihuahua in the 19th century.[1]

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 3,937,[2] up from 3,820 as of 2005.[3] By 2020, it had fallen to 3,791.[4]

As of 2010, the town of Santa Isabel had a population of 1,378.[2] Other than the town of Santa Isabel, the municipality had 52 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[2]

Geography

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Towns and villages

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The municipality has 27 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
Santa Isabel 1,412
San Miguel de los Anchondo 449
Santa Ana 388
Rancho de Peña 327
Total Municipality 3,820

References

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  1. ^ "024 Santa Isabel". Chihuahua Grande. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Santa Isabel". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Santa Isabel". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
  4. ^ "Santa Isabel: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". Data México. Secretariat of the Economy. Retrieved 23 August 2024.