Dr. Belisario Domínguez Municipality

Dr. Belisario Domínguez
—  Municipality  —
Municipality of Dr. Belisario Domínguez in Chihuahua
Dr. Belisario Domínguez Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 28°9′18″N 106°28′37″W / 28.155°N 106.47694°W / 28.155; -106.47694Coordinates: 28°9′18″N 106°28′37″W / 28.155°N 106.47694°W / 28.155; -106.47694
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipal seat	San Lorenzo
Area
– Total	636.3 km2 (245.7 sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	2,608

Dr. Belisario Domínguez is a one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Lorenzo. The municipality covers an area of 7,877 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 1453.^[1]

It acquired its present name in 1935 in honour of Belisario Domínguez, a senator for Chiapas murdered during the Mexican Revolution.

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 23 localities.

Name	Population
Tutuaca	752
Santa María de Cuevas	324
Santa Rosalía de Cuevas	308
San Lorenzo	308
Total Municipality	7471

References

1. ^ "Dr. Belisario Domínguez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chihuahua/Mpios/08022a.htm. Retrieved August 22, 2008.