Práxedis G. Guerrero Municipality
Práxedis G. Guerrero | |
|---|---|
 Municipality o Práxedis G. Guerrero in Chihuahua | |
  Práxedis G. Guerrero Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′N 106°18′W / 31.367°N 106.300°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipal seat | Práxedis G. Guerrero |
| Municipality creatit | 15 Februar 1859 |
| Municipality dissolvit | 1893 |
| Municipality restored | Februar 1922 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 808.97 km2 (312.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,799 |
| Postal code | 32780 |
| Area code(s) | 656 |
| Website | http://www.mpiopraxedisguerrero.gob.mx |
Práxedis G. Guerrero is ane o the 67 municipalities o Chihuahua, in northren Mexico. The municipal seat lees at Práxedis G. Guerrero, Chihuahua. The municipality covers an aurie o 808.97 km² an staunds on the US border close tae Ciudad Juárez.
Name[eedit | eedit soorce]
The municipality's name wis gien tae it bi the State Congress in December 1983, tae honour the Revolutionary leader Práxedis G. Guerrero, who wis killed in action in Janos, Chihuahua, on 30 December 1910. It wis previously kent as San Ignacio.
Demographics[eedit | eedit soorce]
In 2005, the municipality haed a total population o 8,514, wi 3,431 in the municipal seat.[1][2] Anerlie five years later, at the 2010 census, these figurs haed declined dramatically tae 4,799 for the municipality, an 2,128 for the municipal seat.
Práxedis G. Guerrero haes a vera law population that rarely grows. In fact, hintle o the population, abuin aw those o schuil age, leave for nearbi Ciudad Juárez, due tae the heicher level o economic activity there.
Geography[eedit | eedit soorce]
Touns an veelages[eedit | eedit soorce]
The municipality haes 27 localities. The lairgest are:
| Name | 2010 Census Population |
|---|---|
| Práxedis G. Guerrero | 2,128 |
| El Porvenir | 1,253 |
| Colonia Esperanza | 710 |
| Total Municipality | 4,799 |
Adjacent municipalities an counties[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Guadalupe Municipality - east, sooth, an wast
- Hudspeth Coonty, Texas - north an northeast
Climate an ecology[eedit | eedit soorce]
The climate is extremely arid, wi vera heich temperaturs in the simmer an vera law temperaturs in the winter, wi extreme recordit temperaturs o 43 °C an -23 °C. It haes vera law levels o precipitation.
Its flora are plants typical o the desert, an its fauna includes species such as the puma or the coyote.
Politics[eedit | eedit soorce]
Municipal preses[eedit | eedit soorce]
- 1998–2001: Diego Javier Cedillos Aguirre
- 2001–2004: Rafael Carreón González
- 2004–2007: Juvenal Rodela Campos
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Práxedis G. Guerrero". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived frae the original on 23 Februar 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- ↑ (in Spaingie) Población total por municipio según grandes grupos de edad, 2005 INEGI.
