Rosales Municipality
Rosales | |
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Municipality of Rosales in Chihuahua | |
| Coordinates: 28°11′N 105°33′W / 28.183°N 105.550°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Founded | 1825 |
| Named after | Víctor Rosales |
| Seat | Santa Cruz de Rosales |
| Largest city | Santa Cruz de Rosales |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,716.6 km2 (662.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 16,785 |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Rosales is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Cruz de Rosales. The municipality covers an area of 1716.6 km2.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 16,785, up from 15,935 as of 2005.
The municipality has 15 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Santa Cruz de Rosales (5,570), Congregación Ortíz (2,620), classified as urban, and El Molino (2,191) and Kilómetro Noventa y Nueve (1,092), classified as rural.