Ascensión Municipality

"Ascensión" redirects here. For other uses, see Ascension (disambiguation).

Ascensión is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico, along the border with the United States. The city of Ascensión, Chihuahua, is the municipal seat. The municipality covers an area of 11,000.1 km² (4,247.2 sq mi).

Ascensión
Municipality
Municipality of Ascensión in Chihuahua
Coordinates: 31°05′34″N 107°59′47″W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipal seat	Ascensión
Area
• Total	11,000.1 km2 (4,247.2 sq mi)
Elevation	1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	23,975

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 23,975, with just over half living in the municipal seat of Ascensión.^[1]

Geography

Towns and villages

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:

Name	2010 Census Population[1]
Ascensión	13,456
Puerto Palomas de Villa	4,866
Guadalupe Victoria	1,369
El Bismarck	885
Entronque	670
Total Municipality	23,975

Adjacent municipalities and counties

• Juárez Municipality - east
• Ahumada Municipality - southeast
• Buenaventura Municipality - south
• Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipality - south
• Janos Municipality - west
• Hidalgo County, New Mexico - northwest
• Luna County, New Mexico - north
• Doña Ana County, New Mexico - northeast