Saucillo Municipality

Saucillo
Municipality
Seal
Municipality of Saucillo in Chihuahua
Saucillo Location in Mexico
Coordinates:
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipal seat	Saucillo
Founded	November 27, 1896
Area
• Total	2,116.16 km2 (817.05 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	32,325
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)

Saucillo is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Saucillo. The municipality covers an area of 2,116.16 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 32,325, up from 28,508 as of 2005.

As of 2010, the city of Saucillo had a population of 11,004. Other than the city of Saucillo, the municipality had 451 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Naica (4,938), Las Varas (2,410), classified as urban, and Estación Conchos (1,670), and Orranteño (1,641), classified as rural.

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 168 localities. The largest are:

Name	Population (2005)
Saucillo	9,261
Naica	4,775
Las Varas	2,355
Conchos	1,599
Orranteño	1,442
Santa Gertrudis	717
Total Municipality	28,508

References

Galena crystal from the Naica Mine, Mexico's largest lead producer.