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Moris Municipality

Coordinates: 28°8′55″N 108°31′21″W / 28.14861°N 108.52250°W / 28.14861; -108.52250
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Moris
Municipality of Moris in Chihuahua
Municipality of Moris in Chihuahua
Moris is located in Mexico
Moris
Moris
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°8′55″N 108°31′21″W / 28.14861°N 108.52250°W / 28.14861; -108.52250
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
Municipal seatMoris
Area
 • Total2,219.7 km2 (857.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total5,312
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)

Moris is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Moris. The municipality covers an area of 2,219.7 km2.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 5,312,[1] up from 5,144 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Moris had a population of 1,799.[1] Other than the town of Moris, the municipality had 183 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

Geography

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Towns and villages

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The municipality has 119 localities. The largest are:

Name Population (2005)
Moris 1,158
El Pilar 379
La Cieneguita de Rodríguez 236
Talayotes 215
Ciénega del Pilar 211
Sierra Obscura 156
Total Municipality 5,144

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Moris". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Morelos". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2008.