Manuel Benavides Municipality

Manuel Benavides is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat is in the town of Manuel Benavides. The municipality covers an area of 3,191.5 km².

Manuel Benavides
Municipality
Municipality of Manuel Benavides in Chihuahua
Manuel Benavides Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°06′26″N 103°54′23″W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipal seat	Manuel Benavides
Area
• Total	3,191.5 km2 (1,232.2 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,178
• Density	0.37/km2 (0.96/sq mi)

At the 2020 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,178, a decrease of -26.4% since 2010.^[1]

The municipality had 183 localities as of 2010, none of which had a population over 1,000.^[2]

Geography

Towns and villages

The 2020 census recorded population data for 76 localities, the biggest of which were:^[3]

Name	2020 Census Population[3]
Manuel Benavides	778
Paso de San Antonio (La Hacienda)	72
Álamos de San Antonio	57
Nuevo Lajitas	26
El Tubo	20
Total Municipality	1,178

Adjacent municipalities and counties

• Ocampo Municipality, Coahuila – southeast-east
• Camargo Municipality – south
• Ojinaga Municipality – west
• Presidio County, Texas – north
• Brewster County, Texas – northeast