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
 • Density5.1368/km2 (13.304/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.