Ahumada Municipality
municipality in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico
Ahumada is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Villa Ahumada. The municipality covers an area of 17,131.5 km2.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 11,457, down from 11,727 as of 2005.
The municipality had 553 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Villa Ahumada (8,575), classified as urban.
Geography
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Villa Ahumada
Villa Ahumada (officially Miguel Ahumada) is a town and seat of the municipality of Ahumada in the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico. It is located along Highway 45, about 130 km south of Ciudad Juárez and 247 km north of the city of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the town had a population of 8,575.
The city has several roadside restaurants and burrito stands and is known for its good cheese.
Villa Ahumada entered the international news in 2008 when it was terrorized for several hours by an out of town gang.
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