Juárez Municipality, Chihuahua

Juárez is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Juárez. The municipality covers an area of 4,853 km² (1,874 sq mi).

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Juárez
Municipality
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Municipality of Juárez in Chihuahua
Coordinates: 31°44′N 106°29′W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipal seat	Ciudad Juárez
Founded	January 5, 1826
Government
• Municipal president of Ciudad Juárez	Héctor Armando Cabada Alvídrez
Area
• Total	4,853 km2 (1,874 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	1,391,180

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In the 2010 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 1,332,131, of whom 1,321,004 (over 99%) lived in the municipal seat.^[1]

The municipality is named for 19th-century president Benito Juárez, as is the city of Ciudad Juárez.