Madera Municipality

Madera is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in the Sierra Nevada mountains of northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Madera. The municipality covers an area of 8,158.8 km².

Madera
Municipality
The municipality is known for its caves and archaeological sites
Coat of arms
Municipality of Madera in Chihuahua
Madera Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 29°12′N 108°8′W
Country	Mexico
State	Chihuahua
Municipal seat	Madera
Area
• Total	8,158.8 km^2 (3,150.1 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	32,031
• Density	3.9/km^2 (10/sq mi)

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 29,611,[1] down from 32,031 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the city of Madera had a population of 15,447.[1] Other than the city of Madera, the municipality had 600 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: El Largo (3,522), Nicolás Bravo (1,862), classified as urban, and Las Varas (Estación Babícora) (1,417) and Mesa del Huracán (Chihuahuita) (1,102), classified as rural.[1]

The economy is primarily based on logging, madera meaning wood in Spanish. There is also some agriculture and cattle ranches in the municipality.

The municipality is also known for its caves and parks and within a 50 km radius of the town there are many caves featuring pre-Columbian artworks.

Geography

Towns and villages

The municipality has 226 localities. The largest are:

Name	Population (2005)
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

Crime

A narcofosa (mass grave attributed to organized crime) containing the remains of women killed in 2011 and 2012 was found in Madera in December 2016.[3]

References

1. "Madera". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. "Madera". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
3. Villalpando, Rubén (January 11, 2021). "La Jornada - Con Corral, 10 mil 42 asesinatos en Chihuahua; 95%, impunes". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 11, 2021.