Morelos Municipality, Chihuahua
Morelos | |
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Municipality of Morelos in Chihuahua | |
| Coordinates: 26°40′15″N 107°40′39″W / 26.67083°N 107.67750°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipal seat | Morelos |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,336.8 km2 (516.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,343 |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Morelos is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Morelos. The municipality covers an area of 1336.8 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,343, up from 7,172 as of 2005.
The municipality had 556 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.
The municipality's name honors Independence War hero José María Morelos.