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.

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

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

Geography Towns and villages The 2020 census recorded population data for 76 localities, the biggest of which were:https://www.inegi.org.mx/programas/ccpv/2020/#Microdatos Name 2020 Census Population 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

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