Madera Municipality
Madera is ane o the 67 municipalities o Chihuahua, in the Sierra Nevada muntains of northren Mexico. The municipal seat lees at Madera. The municipality covers an aurie o 8,158.8 km².
Madera | |
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 Coat airms | |
 Municipality o Madera in Chihuahua | |
  Madera Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 29°12′N 108°8′W / 29.200°N 108.133°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipal seat | Madera |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8158.8 km2 (3,150.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 32,031 |
As o 2005, the municipality haed a total population o 32,031.[1]
The economy is primarily based on loggin, madera meanin firth in Spainyie. There is some agricultur an cattle ranches in the municipality an aw.
The municipality is kent for its caves an pairks anaw an athin a 50 km radius o the toun there are mony caves featurin pre-Columbie airtwirks.
Geography
eeditTouns an veelages
eeditThe municipality haes 226 localities. The lairgest are:
| Name | Population |
|---|---|
| Madera | 15,267 |
| El Largo Maderal | 4,021 |
| Nicolás Bravo | 2680 |
| Las Varas | 1429 |
| Mesa del Huracán | 1355 |
| La Norteña | 975 |
| Nuevo Madera | 450 |
| Total Municipality | 32,031 |
References
eedit- ↑ "Madera". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2008.