Urique Municipality

Urique
Municipality of Urique in Chihuahua
Urique
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 27°3′15″N 106°15′58″W / 27.05417°N 106.26611°W / 27.05417; -106.26611
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatUrique
Area
  Total
3,968.6 km2 (1,532.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
20,386
  Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)

Urique is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Urique. The municipality covers an area of 3,968.6 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 20,386, up from 19,567 as of 2005.


As of 2010, the town of Urique had a population of 1,102. Other than the town of Urique, the municipality had 1,214 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Rafael (2,160), Cerocahui (1,556), and Bahuichivo (1,502), classified as rural.