Matamoros Municipality

Summary

Matamoros Municipality is a municipality of Mexico^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Matamoros Municipality is located in Chihuahua^[3].
• Matamoros Municipality is in the country of Mexico^[4].
• Matamoros Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Mexico^[5].
• Matamoros Municipality's capital is recorded as Villa Matamoros^[6].
• Mariano Matamoros is named after Matamoros Municipality^[7].
• Matamoros Municipality's postal code is recorded as 33960–33969^[8].
• Matamoros Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Matamoros Municipality, Chihuahua^[9].
• Matamoros Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−07:00^[10].
• Matamoros Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00^[11].
• Matamoros Municipality's local dialing code is recorded as 628^[12].
• July 31, 1874 marks the founding of Matamoros Municipality^[13].
• Matamoros Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.716666666667, 'lon': -105.55}^[14].
• Matamoros Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+4371'}^[15].
• Matamoros Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+4499'}^[16].
• Matamoros Municipality's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Matamoros'}^[17].
• Matamoros Municipality's different from is recorded as Matamoros Municipality^[18].
• Matamoros Municipality's different from is recorded as Matamoros^[19].
• Matamoros Municipality's different from is recorded as Matamoros^[20].
• Matamoros Municipality's different from is recorded as Matamoros^[21].
• Matamoros Municipality sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1943'}^[22].
• Matamoros Municipality covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1182'}^[23].

Body

Geography

Matamoros Municipality is in the country of Mexico^[4]. It is located in Chihuahua^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Matamoros Municipality covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1182'}^[23]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1943'}^[22]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4371'}^[15] and {'amount': '+4499'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Matamoros Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Mexico^[5].

History and Context

July 31, 1874 marks the founding of Matamoros Municipality^[13]. Mariano Matamoros is named after it^[7].

Why It Matters

Matamoros Municipality ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]