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'''Casas Grandes Municipality''' is located in the northern [[Mexico|Mexican]] state of [[Chihuahua]]. The [[municipal seat]] is the town of [[Casas Grandes, Chihuahua|Casas Grandes]].
'''Casas Grandes Municipality''' is located in the northern [[Mexico|Mexican]] state of [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]]. The [[municipal seat]] is the town of [[Casas Grandes, Chihuahua|Casas Grandes]].


The [[pre-Columbian]] archaeological zone [[Casas Grandes]] and its central site, after which the municipality is named, is located within the municipality's territory. The site of Casas Grandes, alternatively known as Paquimé, is one of the most significant pre-Columbian cultural and archaeological sites in the region of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States known in some archaeological contexts as the [[Oasisamerica]] culture area.
The [[pre-Columbian]] archaeological zone [[Casas Grandes]] and its central site, after which the municipality is named, is located within the municipality's territory. The site of Casas Grandes, alternatively known as Paquimé, is one of the most significant pre-Columbian cultural and archaeological sites in the region of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States known in some archaeological contexts as the [[Oasisamerica]] culture area.

Revision as of 20:18, 8 February 2011

This article is about the modern-day Mexican municipality. For the Casas Grandes municipal seat, see Casas Grandes, Chihuahua. For the eponymous pre-Columbian archaeological zone and site located within the municipality, alternatively known as Paquimé, see Casas Grandes. For the similarly named adjoining municipality, see Nuevo Casas Grandes.
Casas Grandes
Municipio libre (municipality)
Municipio de Casas Grandes
Coat of arms of Casas Grandes
Coat of arms
location within the state of Chihuahua
location within the state of Chihuahua
CountryMexico
StateChihuahua
Settlement founded1661
Municipality created1820
Founded byCaptain Andrés Gracia
Cabecera municipal (Municipal seat)Casas Grandes
localidades (localities)
Principal localities (2005 population)
Government
election held July 1, 2007
 • TypeH. Ayuntamiento Municipal
(municipal government)
 • Presidente MunicipalDagoberto Quintana Cano (PAN)
Area
 • Municipio libre (municipality)
3,719 km2 (1,436 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.82 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
1,480 m (4,860 ft)
Population
 (2005)[2]
 • Municipio libre (municipality)
8,413
 • Density2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
 data from II Conteo de Población y Vivienda
Time zoneUTC-7 (Tiempo de la Montaña
(Mountain Time))
códigos postales (postal codes)
31850 through to 31863
Area code636
INEGI state code08
INEGI municipality code013
Websitehttp://www.casasgrandes.gob.mx

Casas Grandes Municipality is located in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. The municipal seat is the town of Casas Grandes.

The pre-Columbian archaeological zone Casas Grandes and its central site, after which the municipality is named, is located within the municipality's territory. The site of Casas Grandes, alternatively known as Paquimé, is one of the most significant pre-Columbian cultural and archaeological sites in the region of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States known in some archaeological contexts as the Oasisamerica culture area.

Geography

The municipality of Casas Grandes is situated in the northwestern sector of Chihuahua state, the largest state of Mexico by area. (Pueblo de) Casas Grandes, the municipal capital and its most populous localidad (locality or settlement), is approximately 359 kilometres (223 mi) to the northwest of the state's capital, the city of Chihuahua. Casas Grandes is bounded by the municipalities of Janos to the north, Galeana, Nuevo Casas Grandes and Madera, Chihuahua to the east, and Ignacio Zaragoza to the south. On its western flank Casas Grandes adjoins municipalities within the state of Sonora.[3]

Towns and villages

Village Population
Total Municipality 8,413
Casas Grandes 3,835
Colonia Juárez 1,046
Mata Ortiz 955
Sección Enríquez 522

Notes

  1. ^ Elevation given is that of the municipal seat and largest settlement, Pueblo de Casas Grandes. Source: INAFED (2005)
  2. ^ INEGI (2006)
  3. ^ INAFED (2005)

References

INAFED (Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal) (2005). "Casas Grandes, Estado de Chihuahua". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (online version at E-Local ed.). INAFED, Secretaría de Gobernación. Retrieved 2008-08-11. Template:Es icon
INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática) (2006). "Estado de Chihuahua: Población total, edad mediana y relación hombres-mujeres por municipio según sexo" (PDF). II Conteo de Población y Vivienda 2005. Resultados definitivos. Tabulados básicos. INEGI. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |author= at position 1 (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Template:Es icon
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