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Chihuahua Municipality
municipality of Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chihuahua is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat is the state capital, the city of Chihuahua.
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As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 758,791, with 748,551 in the municipal seat. It covers an area of 9,219.30 km2 (3,559.59 sq mi).